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Small fracture in foot
Please suggest how many weeks i need to have this cast and from when can I put little weight on foot and walk.
I have two kids to be taken care of.
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You can walk on Heel ,. partial Weight bearing
Cast for 4wk
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U can remove it if not able to carry out daily activities.. instead you can use something called as pneumatic shoe . Though it’s expensive
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Continue to walk on Fiber cast as tolerated otherwise
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To avoid slipping on cast use cast shoe
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You can walk as tolerated buy a plaster shoe or use any keto shoe, although you may not use the same as it's a synthetic cast.
May get it removed at 4 weeks and use a simple ankle binder after that
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Use a plaster shoe.
take support of a stick in opposite hand.
You can start walking carefully.
Keep the limb on a pillow when possible.
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Dr. Sharath Kumar
Orthopedist
26 yrs exp
Bangalore
Needs to continue the same plaster for 4-6 weeks total depending upon the fracture healing after taking xray at 3rd week
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
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6 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
4 week
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