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Fracture In 5th Metatarsal.
After 4week I check For Xray For Fracture Verification of foot But Still It will not recover Shoud i remove plaster or not? I remove plaster in this condition so, any Affect on my foot In future.. i will Attached After 4week fracture Xray with this.. Suggest if any. and which type of precautions should i take?
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5th MT cast should be kept for 6 weeks.
After removal of cast if you find tenderness at fracture site, then go for surgery (screw fixation) because there is a muscle (peroneus brevis ) attached to tip that does not allow union sometimes.
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Keep it inside pop cast... It will heal with time
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