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Lateral Malleolus Fracture won't heal
Hi I have lateral malleolus fracture since 4weeks. It was in place and i was on mend for a week since the injury. And my xray last week(3rd week) showed that the gap in between got larger! It is getting further away from each other. Doc said to wait another 3weeks or do surgery. Do you think i will have a chance to heal naturally?
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Do not wait.
If fracture is displaced, which is more now, then you will have to get it fixed.
There is no point waiting.
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Depends on displacement. Difficult to comments without X rays
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