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Jones Fracture
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A Jones fracture is a broken bone in the foot. It is the bone of the big toe. Your foot will swell and you will have a hard time walking. To find more information click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_fracture
Jones fracture often takes longer to heal. You may have a removable cast boot or vast to wear for 6 to 8 weeks. Could need surgery
My husband had the same problem/question with his ankle fracture. Without knowing the extent of the injury or how it's healing, it's impossible to answer. He had to go through heck with insurance and different opinions etc. In the end, he h...
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definitely it's bad. the purpose of your cast is for immobilization of the fracture on the fifth metatarsal of your foot to ensure proper healing. there are reported cases where jone's fracture failed to unite or heal, becomes chronic so su...
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you are risking a re-injury. Even though your bone is likely healed, and you're not in pain, Your bone is still very delicate, and can become damaged, by even just moving it the wrong way. You really should continue to wear the cast until t...
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"A Jones fracture (mistakenly referred to as a Dancers Fracture) is a fracture of the fifth metatarsal of the foot. ... If the fracture enters the intermetatarsal joint it is a Jones fracture. If the fracture enters the tarsometarsal j...
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Firstly, I didn't have a Jone's fracture. It takes four to six weeks for the bone to heal sufficiently so that the cast can be taken off in case of an undisplaced fracture. . However the soft tissues do get bruised as well and may take long...
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Healing of a Jones fracture will take 6-8 weeks non-weightbearing recovery time. Recovery time with complications is about 9 wks.
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"Let us distinguish between an acute Jones fracture and a stress fracture of the base of the 5th metatarsal which occurs in the same region. The acute Jones fracture occurs as a result of an explosive force or acute injury, and the str...
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