Stress fracture with crutches

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I broke my ankle bone talus and I am in a cast and using crutches. My uninjuried leg feels little discomfort but no pain while I use it with crutches. Does it cause stress fracture of tibia?

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    That depends largely on what you're doing with your good leg. If you're hopping about on it then you can get shin splints or even stress fractures. Since you've only got one good leg right now Def look after it. If you're using crutches correctly then you won't have any trouble.

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