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Can a fracture not be seen due to swelling?


Posted by jandx

I slipped 3 weeks ago.  I went to the doctor 3 hours after it happened.  They did an x-ray and said I sprained my foot and ankle.  I wore a splint, ace bandage and was on crutches.  My foot will still swell, very minimal though and it kills me to walk on it or step on stairs.  The pain feels like it's in my bone and it's a shooting, throbbing pain that never stops.  It gets worse the more I'm on it.  It's the outside of my right foot across from my arch.  Could the swelling hide a hairline fracture?  or is it really sprained?
 
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