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Suggest Treatment For A Hairline Fracture In The Ankle Bone
Hello I recently got a hardline fracture on my lower part of my ankle this Feb. I ended up not getting surgery and getting a cast for about 4 weeks then wearing a boot for about a week and a half. Now I can walk and even jog a little, there is occasional pain from time to time but nothing big. What I m concerned with is that I seem to have a bump where my ankle fractured, as if the bone lifts up a little. On my other ankle it is flat, but when i slide my hand down my broken ankle You can feel the lump where my fracture is, should i be worried? can this be a sign of a mulunion ?
There is no need to worry. Its not malunion. Its called callus formation which is a normal phenomenon in bone union. Pain will also take some time to sattle down completely when complete union will achieve.
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Suggest Treatment For A Hairline Fracture In The Ankle Bone
There is no need to worry. Its not malunion. Its called callus formation which is a normal phenomenon in bone union. Pain will also take some time to sattle down completely when complete union will achieve.