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Fracture of 5th Metatsral Bone
I had net with accident on Feb 1. I have followed allopathy.I had rest for 20 days. I just took X ray again. but it seems it's got worse than before. But I don't have any pain at all. If I walk it get swelled, after 5 mins it's back to normal. I have attached Xrays before a month and now. Need some opinion what to do.
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Already 3 wks over. Swelling will take months to regress. You can apply compression bandage.
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Requires surgical fixation
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You will need to fix this with a k wire. If you don’t wish to have operative management, you can opt for a POP cast
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
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Proper alignment is not there. Better to correct it
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