suspected ankle fracture and foot immobilization
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hi, i recently fell downtairs spraining my foot. couldn't move it or touch it, my doctor suspected a fracture so put an emergency splint and told to have it x-rayed.
x-ray showed a possible fracture and severe bruising, they made another splint and sent home with prescription for a scan to determine ligaments damage, and a cast application when the swelling reduces.
i have a pair of question being my first ankle injury:
-the new splint is very unstable and the foot hurts more than it did in the old one, should i change it?
-is the cast prescription definitive? or will the therapy be determined on the scan outcome? if the bone isn't broken maybe the cast isn't necessary.
thanks
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devsmom oscar80077
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oscar80077 devsmom
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from my understanding they diagnosed it as possible fracture because the doctor and the nurse think the bone is broken but couldn't clearly see it on the x-ray.
we preferred to avoid another x-ray because the scan had allready been booked, also the eventual fracture shouldn't be displaced.
i called my doc. and he confirmed that the splint is often unstable because it must accomodate the swelling of the ankle. told me to wait a pair of days and if it really is too painfull don't esitate to get back to his office.
hope will get better because the application was quite painful.
devsmom oscar80077
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oscar80077
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for sure it was painful and when they changed the splint the leg was in agony.
the foot seems dislocated to me.
if it's too swollen for the cast after the scan i'll ask them to put the aluminium splint.
devsmom oscar80077
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oscar80077 devsmom
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luckly the scan should be in 2-3 days.
devsmom oscar80077
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