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My son just had cast removed after plate and screw post 4 metatarsal fx and great toe fx and orif . He has fallen and again has a hematoma and swelling above area of plate and pins. Would this area be ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Chobufo Ditah
( General & Family Physician)
My problem: broke two metatarsal bones (4th & 5th) in one foot last Sunday, Xray showed clean ... on Monday, if he says he needs to operate and apply pins would it be imprudent to ask for a delay to ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Saurabh Gupta
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Hi I broke a bone in my 5th metatarsal exactly 3 weeks back. I have a fiberglass cast which I have .... The toes seem bigger and also I have this sensation of pins and needles. I don't understand why ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Praveen Tayal
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
I broken metatarsal 4 and 5 on the 8 th May,I was in a cast for a week, now in a boot,I ve been getting pins and needles and numbness in my foot, also getting pain in my ankle and calf, and from my toes ... View answer
my nephew broke his 5th metarsal and is in a cast which is only on the back and bottom of his foot. He is having pins and needles now. Any cause for concern or is this part of the healing process as ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Narender Saini
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
I had a stress fracture third metatarsal in october 2012 now overnight foot swollen very painful ... symptoms be as I cannot move my toes or touch my skin without pain. Today it very swollen and pins and ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Sunil Kumar Gupta
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
I broke my fifth metatarsal bone 7 weeks ago and I had a boot cam for 6 weeks and now I’m wearing a soft cast and a surgical shoe. It feels like my foot has pins and needles in it. Is it ok to walk a ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
doctor and was told I had a fourth metatarsal bone legion and needed to be removed with bone grafting. I ... exfix and it collapsed 8 weeks into it. Second, had to have an additional op to move the pins so... View answer
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