Fractured ankle question

Legacy_user

My dd fractured her ankle in August cast came off the end of September, she is still having a lot of pain and swelling so I took her back to the Doctor.

She has been x rayed and the fracture is still showing[ a line ] is this normal ? She is being referred to the orthopaedic dept at hospital but never having had a broken bone myself could someone tell me if once properly healed the fracture would still show on an x ray ?

Toothsmith

This is mainly medical advice - which isn't allowed.

Ask the Dr these questions.

One thing though is that ankles are an absolute b*&&er to heal, and really need rest, raising and ice packs for a long long time.

System

Having never broken a bone all I was asking was this normal hardly requires medical advice but I note you did offer some !!!


One thing though is that ankles are an absolute b*&&er to heal, and really need rest, raising and ice packs for a long long time.

flea72

Depends what the line is. Regrowth? Compaction? Yr consultant will be the only person who,can confirm anything. Who said it had a line, as its not a technical term i know

System

flea72 wrote: »

Depends what the line is. Regrowth? Compaction? Yr consultant will be the only person who,can confirm anything. Who said it had a line, as its not a technical term i know

It has been re x rayed as the ankle is causing her a lot of discomfort and its clearly swollen, the "line" is the GP's interpretation of the report.He is unsure so is referring her to Orthopaedics.

scooby088

CHRISSYG wrote: »

It has been re x rayed as the ankle is causing her a lot of discomfort and its clearly swollen, the "line" is the GP's interpretation of the report.He is unsure so is referring her to Orthopaedics.

From my experience i broke foot years ago and still get discomfort from it especially in the winter, as your doctor/specialist everything it may not have healed correctly.

System

Update- My GP rang at 7 last night asking if I could take dd to the orthopaedic ward straight away as they were concerned it looked worse, they re x rayed it and all looks fine the fracture has healed but they will call today after a case meeting to say if they want her to have a CT scan ,they are concerned there was some ligament damage.

System

scooby088 wrote: »

From my experience i broke foot years ago and still get discomfort from it especially in the winter, as your doctor/specialist everything it may not have healed correctly.

We expected that to be the case but her ankle was quite swollen had it not been for that I probably would have just seen how things went over the next few weeks.