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Have Broke Metatarsal. When Walking Fall Easily. Now Injured Again. Now Burning Sensation, Coldfoot. Cure For Symptoms?

hello my name is Jeremy and I am writing because last year I broke my 5th metatarsal and it seem to have hild fine although there were a couple of complications due to walking on it too soon and falling on it, after it healed and it was good for about five once I reach injured it from jumping, its injured in a totally separate spot and now I am experiencing burning sensation as well as I have experienced cold calf Coldfoot and along with red foot, originally this symptoms did not take place and now I am concerned that it may be a sign of gangrene or the beginning stages of dry gangrene. what do you think?
Mon, 3 Jun 2013
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Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The symptoms that you are having could be related to a bone injury and the involvement of nerve fibers in the fractured fragments. You need to get an X-ray done and proper immobilization.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Have Broke Metatarsal. When Walking Fall Easily. Now Injured Again. Now Burning Sensation, Coldfoot. Cure For Symptoms?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. The symptoms that you are having could be related to a bone injury and the involvement of nerve fibers in the fractured fragments. You need to get an X-ray done and proper immobilization. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal , drtayal72@gmail.com