Is it possible to break a bone in your foot and still be able to walk on it?

Is it possible to break a bone in your foot and still be able to walk on it?

Many people continue to walk on their injured foot despite having a fracture. This can cause further damage to the foot or toe. The patient may have been walking around on a broken bone for weeks. Sometimes, stress fractures don’t show up on X-rays for up to 2 weeks after the injury.

How long does it take for a foot bone to heal?

Bone generally takes six to 12 weeks to heal to a significant degree. In general, children’s bones heal faster than those of adults. The foot and ankle surgeon will determine when the patient is ready to bear weight on the area.

How do you tell if a bone is fractured or sprained?

Pain located directly on top of the bone – where there is no soft tissue. Pain becomes worse when you apply pressure or move the injured limb. Severe swelling, or bruising over the top of the bone, numbness or tingling. A “cracking” (not “popping”) sound at the time of the injury.

What does a foot fracture feel like?

Pain that occurs and intensifies during normal, daily activities. Swelling on the top of the foot or on the outside of the ankle. Tenderness to touch at the site of the fracture. Possible bruising.

How do you tell the difference between a foot sprain and a fracture?

Another way to tell the difference between a broken foot and sprained foot is the sound the body makes when the injury occurs. If you have a sprain, you’re more likely to hear a popping sound. If you have a fracture, then you’re more likely to hear a cracking sound.

What is the slowest healing bone?

Unfortunately, the scaphoid bone has a track record of being the slowest or one of hardest bones to heal.

Why is broken bone pain worse at night?

Bone stress injuries occur because of an unfamiliar increase in physical activity and is related to overuse, under recovery and several considerations that result in the bone not being able to keep up with the required adaptations. A fracture can result and this will cause pain at night time.

What happens to your body when you break a bone?

Within a few hours of your bone breaking, the body forms a clot around the break. Immune system cells in the blood clot get rid of germs that may have entered. Cells called chondroblasts create a soft collagen callus around the break and a hard callus eventually replaces the soft callus, creating new bone.

How long before a broken bone stops hurting?

Your doctor fixed a broken (fractured) bone without surgery. You can expect the pain from the bone to get much better almost right after the procedure. But you may have some pain for 2 to 3 weeks and mild pain for up to 6 weeks after surgery.