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Metatarsal Nondisplace Oblique Fracture Next To Little Toe. Diagnosed With Osteopenia. Cure?
may 29, 2013, #5metatarsal nondisplace oblique fracture at head (distal) next to little toe. NWB boot x weeks with occasional accidental WB. June NWB xray - displaced - continue NWB. August xray - WB xray - displaced about 1/4 inch or slightly more... 0000IU weekly vit D x one month. Sept. 5 - WB xray - same with thick band of scar tissue - go home d/c boot, WB, try to live life... daughter's wedding next week. come back one month - will know if cannot live - then sx... prognosis - 85% recovery... I am 58 year old five foot tall female - 110 pounds - very small boned with osteopenia - not ostoporosis... eating tons of calcium rich food... was very active - spin class, weights, gym every day... no pain - but swelling since d/c boot... scared.... will i ever get my life back - my foot back?
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Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
There is absolutely nothing to worry about your 5 metatarsal fracture as they inevitably unite though they are displaced. May be the time it takes to unite may get prolonged, if it is properly not immobilized.
A certain amount of swelling will persist in the foot till the fracture unites completely and is not a matter of concern.
Keep continuing taking diet rich in calcium and oral supplements, the rest assured, your fracture will unite.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
There is absolutely nothing to worry about your 5 metatarsal fracture as they inevitably unite though they are displaced. May be the time it takes to unite may get prolonged, if it is properly not immobilized.
A certain amount of swelling will persist in the foot till the fracture unites completely and is not a matter of concern.
Keep continuing taking diet rich in calcium and oral supplements, the rest assured, your fracture will unite.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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