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i have both.. patellae subluxated lying v. flat and laterally definitely not in the trochlear groove....i am afraid of the fellow in emerg but i cannot walk...how do i get my knees to return to the correct place. i have been trying for too long. Both knees dislocated originally after asssault and were corrected surgically when i wasyoung. now i am too old to have surgery and prefer to realign knees and do physio but how can i get them to realign...whouldnt they go back in if they dislocated ...the rom is about 90' most of the time making it impossilbe to walk...i am trying to do yoga but am not v. good at it because of my knees. any ideas of how to do this without emerg...thnks
Hello sir I am from India I fell in my childhood my right leg bone came out like this sir since my childhood it is my dream to join Indian army but I will get medical point in Indian army so how to clear the point please sir help me 🥺
Hi Sue. I went and got a second opinion. He said normally this break would have been a five week recovery but mine was bad because there was a huge gap in the break. I am now in a normal shoe with orthotics. I went back for an X-ray in October and he said it is closing up and should be totally healed in 8 weeks. That should put me at an 11 month recovery. It was crazy! I normally heal quickly with things like this! Good luck on your recovery!
First and foremost, I really enjoyed the content of this video. Very helpful. My daughter who is freshman in college (d1 soccer player) injured her foot playing in a game earlier this month. Fast forward and 2 doctor visits later she was diagnosed with a non displaced Jones fracture. The schools orthopedic surgeon suggested surgery but another off campus surgeon advised on the conservative approach. My daughter is in a air cast and walks with crutches. Hardly any pain and no swelling or bruising. She’s not sure of what direction to take but she does mention the non surgery option a lot. It’s been about 4 weeks since the injury.
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My left foot had a jones fracture on the 5th of October 2023. Nothing was done because I mistakenly thought it was just a sprain until I went for X-ray on the 18th of October 2023. Today the 5th of December 2023 marks exactly 2 months and I’ve healed about 75% with no surgery, plaster, boot or medication whatsoever. I’ve been using the foot since the incident. The first days the pain was unbearable and I’d use the heel to support my leg. The right leg started hurting because of bearing too much weight. 💪🏿
I believe I have the same issue after rolling my foot in a pothole while walking at night. I did not have an x-ray, but will be following up with my NP and requesting an x-ray to confirm after recently re-injuring the same area.
Definitely remember the sound! Tripped in my garage gym, inverted ankle as the sole on my trainer collapsed (it was a running shoe which I never liked or used except for walking in the gym - even used a specific Powerlifting shoe for actual weight training - my bad!). Very loud snap and instant pain. Currently week 6 in recovery, still in Aircast Short Walker as physio wants total caution. I'm normally a track cyclist, so the advice is ultra-cautious rehab to week 8, x-ray and consultant review, then wean out of Walker. Able to use Walker on a Wattbike with an MTB pedal, back doing squats etc "... as long as you do them in the Walker ... ". As this useful video is now 5 years old, some interesting advice I gleaned from my wife (pharmacist) and son (AI biochemist). Supplementing with Hydrolyzed Collagen, Vit D, Vit C, NMN, Co-Enzyme Q10, and daily Clear Whey (protein shake). No medical advice given however!
The doctor told me that my injury got worse but when I walk and I put pressure on my foot it doesn’t hurt so she told me I have to put a cast for 3 more weeks but tmr is my last day of those 3 weeks hopefully it gets better I’m such a active teen I play soccer and I hate seeing my teammates play and I just watch for the past 2 and a half months
Hello. In your exact situation right now. At 3 weeks post injury the dr told me fracture widened since the first xray and to stay in cast 3 more weeks. May i ask what your outcome was after those 3 weeks??
5th metatarsal Jones fracture, broke my foot yesterday doing a 3 cone drill for football, I felt a crack when I planted my foot but didn’t think that it was broken. went to the hospital yesterday, got a cast, estimated recovery time is 6 weeks and will see a specialist in the next couple of weeks or so
@@AnshumanPalRA Had the cast removed last May. It was brutal the first few weeks after that since my leg muscle atrophied but I'd say I got back to almost normal activities by August, aside from some soreness from time to time. The latest X-ray was in October and my doctor said it was about 90-95% healed. :)
I am a 41 year old female and a cigarette smoker. I fell on my stairs at home on Dec 4th and now have a spiral fracture in the 5th metatarsal. The bone fell back into place and did not need initial surgery. I was placed in a boot and told I could walk, lift children at the daycare I work at and continue with other regular activities. The boot did not help with pain, but a nurse said it wouldn't, so I assumed all the pain I had associated with walking in the boot is normal and maybe so, again idk. The break is refusing to heal. At 10 weeks a CT scan was done, still no healing. I have now been put on non weight bearing for two weeks to see if it makes a difference. I was told to stop smoking and led to believe that smoking is they only cause for nonunion thus far (I don't disagree smoking is part of the problem, but THE only problem? Idk about that...) I was never told that these fractures are known for having a hard time healing. I can't understand why I wasn't asked to be non weight bearing in the beginning vs now after 10 weeks. I feel like if the dr had questioned my home life situation, realizing that the only rest the foot was getting was when I was sleeping, maybe it would have been a different story. I can almost bet that when I return for xrays in the beginning of March, at 13 weeks post break, it wont be healed and I will be told surgery is required. Its frustrating to say the least and I'm soooo over it already, dang!
@@KungFuManKFM same, my doc told me I could go on vacation in two days after I broke mine, but Im so glad i didn't and used those two weeks to just keep my foot elevated, iced, rested, etc.
Hi Dr. Geier - Thank you for this video. I am not quite clear on where the video covering a fifth metatarsal avulsion fracture is. I would be interested to watch.
I twisted my ankle while playing.First week i thought it is just an ankle sprain.swelling decreased but i felt difficulty while walking,after a week its a fracture stress ,Its like a + shape crack between fifth metatarsal.but surprisingly i have no pain,I am having a cast that is just a headache for me,
hi, Thanks for the nice video. I am suffering from fifth Metatarsal Mid-shaft fracture. Please can you show one video on it like how much time it takes to heal, exercises and care to take. I suffered the injury while jogging. Thanks
When i Fractured my 5th metatarsal I fell down and teared up for like 10 seconds and said stop being a little bish. I got up And continued my day and wasn’t even going to go to urgent care. It ended up healing twisted they had to end up re opening and re breaking my bone to align it. Now I have 6 screws and a plate.
I had a fractured 5 metatarsal on November 4,2021 and it January17,2022 and it still not healed and I am not sure what’s going on ( I had a walking foot from 7 November and have it till now and staying at bed use clutches to walk and haven’t put any weight on that foot .)
Avulsion of the 5th metatarsal 2 days before my vacation overseas. Man it sucks and it pretty depressing. I've never broken a bone before this one and i got it running and landing wrong/shoe bending inwards. Doc told me i could still go and walking on it wouldn't make it worst, granted if i could deal with the pain, but i cancelled. I didnt want to trust me, i planned this trip 3-4 months ago, but i figured going and walking around on it fractures would delay recovery, possibly make it worst, dealing with pain, long term complications, and probably messing up the bone growth. I don't wanna go on a vacation on crutches, a boot maybe, but i hate this. Its been 2 days and im scared to even shower smh.
@@hollylyrics7792 I am actually walking and running pain free now, but my left foot (the fractured one) is not the same and this is a year and a half later. It swells a bit more than my right and on recovery grew back slightly bigger on the fracture area, I can feel my left shoe a little tighter than my right. Using one week at a time, I progressively learned how to walk and strengthen my foot on my own with no therapy and still went on the vacation in week 10/11 I forgot. The first two weeks I was in bed all day (using my vacation time), but even when I went to work....everyday my foot was elevated and iced at least once a day wearing low cut ankle compression socks. Off ebay, I bought and used a bone stimulator everyday (exogen). It was expensive and a little risky, but I didn't care. I used it twice a day until I left for my vacation. I also was taking calcium, vitamin d12, osteo bi flex triple strength and whey protein shakes to aid the recovery. After two weeks I stopped taking pain medicine prescribed so my foot would heal faster, I also didn't want my body to get dependent on the painkillers. Around week 6 i began walking slowly with both crutches still doing my elevation and supplements routine. I took the boot off and was in a flat medical sandle. If I wasnt at work I was in bed. I would also do stretches on my foot and slowly roll it over a smooth foot massage ball to help it as well. The next week i trained myself on one crutch and the week after that I slowly walked with none. A week or two later I did a lot of walking on my vacation, but would take a break every once in a while when the swelling would start up.
@Erik Morales rarely, my left foot swells more and is weaker than my right foot when running. Everyday walking no problem though. It's been two years and I've had to accept the fact my left foot will never be 100% again.
Hello sir.. I have a open fracture in my 1 and 2 and 3 metatrsals. And i undergo operation last 6 months. Until now it's not fully recovered. Is it normal for my age 24 years old. Beacause my 2nd metatarsal is not properly fixed by my doctor. Its called malunion fracture. I search it to google. My question sir. Is how long it takes my metatarsal bone fully healed? So that i can go back play basketball.
My doc saw a bone chip around the base of my fifth toe but nothing else. Nothing on the MRI. I was in a soft cast for a week and then a boot for six weeks. 1 1/2 weeks later I started experiencing excruciating pain and a red bump was at the base of the fifth toe. Another x ray and still nothing. My doctor is baffled and now I'm once again in a soft cast and basically bed rest because walking is so painful. He tried a steroid shot but the relief only lasted 5 minutes.
My foot was pulled under a rotating shaft so that the shaft was over the top of my foot trying to wrap my foot around it. A long pin that holds a coupler together started to dig into the top of my foot putting pressure down the center of my foot. Then I felt a bunch of pops on top of my foot and felt like something was tearing in the arch of my foot. A cat scan revealed 4 fractures 2 in the two long bones 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones and 1 diamond shaped bone above the big toe short bone above 4th toe. Now I need an mri yo check ligaments. I hope I don't need surgery.
I fractured my 5th metatarsal but I didn’t notice during a football/soccer game so I played half the season on my foot while is was fractured so it’s been healing for 2 weeks and it should be by the middle of august
Hi Dr. Geiger. Thank you for this video! I am a 64 yr old female. I fractured my fifth metatarsal in January. The fracture is mid shaft, as well as a severely sprained ankle. I had a boot on for a couple weeks and then podiatrist put me in a post op shoe. No surgery because the toes were all aligned. It is now July and no signs of healing. MRI showed that I now have a stress fracture in the fourth metatarsal, as well. Talking about using a bone stimulator now. What is your opinion on this?
Dr. Geir please help me! I fractured my 5th metatarsal on 8/26/2020. I have no pain at all today (10/20/2020), my orthopedic surgeon keeps telling me to get surgery. Is it really necessary? I have 0 pain of it at all. There’s a build up of a lot of scar tissue and calcification on it already, and this doctor wants to break it all down and screw it because he wants to prevent a non-union. Am I being scammed?
Same here. I feel minimal pain but when I visited three hospitals, they all said I needed surgery. So I've had surgery 30-03-2024. This is day 4. I'm not bearing any weight on that foot.
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Hello doctor, I have a comminuted fracture in my 5th metatarsal. Follow-up is done with a plaster cast. When I went for a check-up 15 days later, the boiling had not started yet. Is this process normal? I want to benefit from your experience. Can I recover without surgery? I will be happy if you answer, love
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I have same kind of fracture on my left foot after 6week of cast my dr.remove My cast and put crape bandage for 2weeks but my xray shoes it is not healed properly m confused 😕
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I had fractured 5th metatasol in November 2023 until now m still using crutches at the hospital they continue to give me pain killers l really don't know if l am going to heal Can you please help me
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I’m not sure which one I have but I know that first bone u speak about is very tender but it also goes up toward right up under that side toe bone. I’m a personal trainer and I workout all the time.what do you think?
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I am 61 and have RLS so i move my feet a lot at night to get relief. Maybe that caused the 5th metatarsal fracture. A lot of pain. Should i see a podiatrist or just get a boot online? Full boot or half?
i had same fracture and recovered however, during winters it hurts deep inside and recovers when its warm outside. any idea if this is bone or muscle issue?
Hi doc! I just wanna ask, i have an oblique jones fracture. My doctor recommend me using aircast boot. He applied it to me but he does not re align first ny bone. Is it ok not to realign my fracture before applying the cast? Thanks doc! I really appreciate if you answer this question.
@@leen5166 deepened in your age !! if you are in your teen and twenties it will take 6 weeks, if you are older like me, it will take +8 weeks to heal and back to pre-break condition in 6 months.
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@@DrDavidGeier thank you for response. Yes every question is a hypothetical to get direction when talking to one’s personal Dr. I hope the QA lists the questions in the show notes w/ times so people can view later thanks!
Thanks, Dr. Geier. I am a 30 yo male athlete who had a very small fracture of the base of my 5th metatarsal after an inversion of my ankle in basketball. The ortho also said there was a slip of the plantar fascia. I was placed in a back slab plaster cast for 4 weeks (got a DVT, actually) and then was told to buy solid soled shoes. I was somewhat non adherent with the shoes bc I wore flip flops at times, and may have got into running again too soon. It has been almost a year since the injury and there is still soreness in the area under the foot day after I run, or in the AM about 4/10. If you were to squeeze my foot on either side it would be very painfu as welll. I also have achilles pain at the insertion of that foot (which is steadily improving). Is my pain bone or tendon? Can you recommend management techniques to get my foot 100%? I do AM ankle movements and eccentric calf stretches and these seem to be helping, but wasn't sure If there was anything else you might be able to recommend to get my foot all the way back. Thanks.
Hi Dr. David Geier please help I have question about hamstring acl graft, will my harvested tendons regenerate? Just had a surgery a week ago, decided to have a hamstring autograft because that's the method my surgeon was most comfortable with. I was an excellent sprinter and a passionate runner, so I am worried the harvested hamstring might drastically affect my speed and running? The surgeon had to harvest two hamstring tendons for the graft because my tendons were quite thin he said. I am 22 years old.
@@marcelagomez9700 Surgery isn't that bad.It's the after surgery that's my problem.I am putting full weight on my foot now but my oppisite side hurts so bad i can't hardly walk.
Dr. Geier, I have tenderness at the base of the 5th metatarsal that only hurts when I walk barefoot on hard surfaces like concrete or a tile floor. I'm 69 and have gone barefoot nearly all my life, including jogging barefoot. This only cropped up a few months ago. It almost feels like a bone spur on the lateral side of the base of the 5th metatarsal. It does not bother me when I walk on soft ground or when I wear shoes. Does that sound like a hairline fracture? In a way it's a good development because it's forcing me to walk more on the inside of my foot when barefoot, whereas I've walked too much on the outside of my foot, all my life. But I'm interested in your opinion on whether this may be a fracture. Thanks, and great video!
I have a Jones Fracture. Im 52 years old and the break happened March 2018 and surgery in April. How common is it for the screw to become painful? It has a burning type pain to it? Is removing the screw the only option?
Renee Hoffman I thought I was the only one going crazy, I just had mine done. I'm 44 and had it done 10-19-2018 I'm finally out of the boot and it still hurts. I can pinch push even tap the surgical point and it's fine. However when walking or even laying I'm getting this burning, sore feeling. Although I'm 6 weeks into it my doctor seems to think I'm being a wimp . I guess I'll wait and see where I'm at in twelve weeks
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i have both.. patellae subluxated lying v. flat and laterally definitely not in the trochlear groove....i am afraid of the fellow in emerg but i cannot walk...how do i get my knees to return to the correct place. i have been trying for too long. Both knees dislocated originally after asssault and were corrected surgically when i wasyoung. now i am too old to have surgery and prefer to realign knees and do physio but how can i get them to realign...whouldnt they go back in if they dislocated ...the rom is about 90' most of the time making it impossilbe to walk...i am trying to do yoga but am not v. good at it because of my knees. any ideas of how to do this without emerg...thnks
Tell us about foot rehab at 60 years of age vs say 30 or even 40 years of age.
Hello sir I am from India I fell in my childhood my right leg bone came out like this sir since my childhood it is my dream to join Indian army but I will get medical point in Indian army so how to clear the point please sir help me 🥺
I will never forget that snapping sound when I fracture my 5th metatarsal
Same. That was me 1 week ago :(
You are right. Unforgettable
There was really loud music playing when I did it 6 weeks ago so I didn’t hear it.. not sure if that’s a blessing or miss fortune
@@dannylingwood4450 Both lol
@@aleats3866 It happened to me on Jan 6th 2021 when my friend pushed me from stairs. Not so long 2 weeks after I'm able to walk now , stay stronge .
Hi Sue. I went and got a second opinion. He said normally this break would have been a five week recovery but mine was bad because there was a huge gap in the break. I am now in a normal shoe with orthotics. I went back for an X-ray in October and he said it is closing up and should be totally healed in 8 weeks. That should put me at an 11 month recovery. It was crazy! I normally heal quickly with things like this! Good luck on your recovery!
Hi
When did you start walking again without any suffering?
First and foremost, I really enjoyed the content of this video. Very helpful. My daughter who is freshman in college (d1 soccer player) injured her foot playing in a game earlier this month. Fast forward and 2 doctor visits later she was diagnosed with a non displaced Jones fracture. The schools orthopedic surgeon suggested surgery but another off campus surgeon advised on the conservative approach. My daughter is in a air cast and walks with crutches. Hardly any pain and no swelling or bruising. She’s not sure of what direction to take but she does mention the non surgery option a lot. It’s been about 4 weeks since the injury.
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My left foot had a jones fracture on the 5th of October 2023. Nothing was done because I mistakenly thought it was just a sprain until I went for X-ray on the 18th of October 2023. Today the 5th of December 2023 marks exactly 2 months and I’ve healed about 75% with no surgery, plaster, boot or medication whatsoever. I’ve been using the foot since the incident. The first days the pain was unbearable and I’d use the heel to support my leg. The right leg started hurting because of bearing too much weight. 💪🏿
Thanks for sharing your experience. Good luck in your recovery!
Hey can we talk...I also having similar experience....
I believe I have the same issue after rolling my foot in a pothole while walking at night. I did not have an x-ray, but will be following up with my NP and requesting an x-ray to confirm after recently re-injuring the same area.
Definitely remember the sound! Tripped in my garage gym, inverted ankle as the sole on my trainer collapsed (it was a running shoe which I never liked or used except for walking in the gym - even used a specific Powerlifting shoe for actual weight training - my bad!). Very loud snap and instant pain.
Currently week 6 in recovery, still in Aircast Short Walker as physio wants total caution. I'm normally a track cyclist, so the advice is ultra-cautious rehab to week 8, x-ray and consultant review, then wean out of Walker. Able to use Walker on a Wattbike with an MTB pedal, back doing squats etc "... as long as you do them in the Walker ... ".
As this useful video is now 5 years old, some interesting advice I gleaned from my wife (pharmacist) and son (AI biochemist). Supplementing with Hydrolyzed Collagen, Vit D, Vit C, NMN, Co-Enzyme Q10, and daily Clear Whey (protein shake). No medical advice given however!
The doctor told me that my injury got worse but when I walk and I put pressure on my foot it doesn’t hurt so she told me I have to put a cast for 3 more weeks but tmr is my last day of those 3 weeks hopefully it gets better I’m such a active teen I play soccer and I hate seeing my teammates play and I just watch for the past 2 and a half months
Hello. In your exact situation right now. At 3 weeks post injury the dr told me fracture widened since the first xray and to stay in cast 3 more weeks. May i ask what your outcome was after those 3 weeks??
@matej petelin it’s fine now but guess what now I fractured my other foot but I’m off the cast I’m walking now I play to much soccer 😂
But this time I was only in the cast for 6 weeks but I took it off my self in the 5 th week so you can say it was only for 5 weeks
I got a fracture but no pain That's why i want to take it off
@@juliemagallanes811was it healed after 6 weeks?
5th metatarsal Jones fracture, broke my foot yesterday doing a 3 cone drill for football, I felt a crack when I planted my foot but didn’t think that it was broken. went to the hospital yesterday, got a cast, estimated recovery time is 6 weeks and will see a specialist in the next couple of weeks or so
Good luck!
How has your recovery been? I'm on my 2nd week in a cast and x-rays dont look encouraging.
@@ruelski what's the status now?
@@AnshumanPalRA Had the cast removed last May. It was brutal the first few weeks after that since my leg muscle atrophied but I'd say I got back to almost normal activities by August, aside from some soreness from time to time. The latest X-ray was in October and my doctor said it was about 90-95% healed. :)
@@ruelski and for how many weeks were you in cast? Did you apply any pressure on it during rehab time?
Very painful to stand on my jones fracture tho in Australia I was told it’s an oblique fracture. How long before I can properly walk as it hurts . .
I am a 41 year old female and a cigarette smoker. I fell on my stairs at home on Dec 4th and now have a spiral fracture in the 5th metatarsal. The bone fell back into place and did not need initial surgery. I was placed in a boot and told I could walk, lift children at the daycare I work at and continue with other regular activities. The boot did not help with pain, but a nurse said it wouldn't, so I assumed all the pain I had associated with walking in the boot is normal and maybe so, again idk. The break is refusing to heal. At 10 weeks a CT scan was done, still no healing. I have now been put on non weight bearing for two weeks to see if it makes a difference. I was told to stop smoking and led to believe that smoking is they only cause for nonunion thus far (I don't disagree smoking is part of the problem, but THE only problem? Idk about that...) I was never told that these fractures are known for having a hard time healing. I can't understand why I wasn't asked to be non weight bearing in the beginning vs now after 10 weeks. I feel like if the dr had questioned my home life situation, realizing that the only rest the foot was getting was when I was sleeping, maybe it would have been a different story. I can almost bet that when I return for xrays in the beginning of March, at 13 weeks post break, it wont be healed and I will be told surgery is required. Its frustrating to say the least and I'm soooo over it already, dang!
Curious to hear how this all ended up
@@KungFuManKFM same, my doc told me I could go on vacation in two days after I broke mine, but Im so glad i didn't and used those two weeks to just keep my foot elevated, iced, rested, etc.
I hope you recovered from your pain ? How many months in total it took you to heal
Hi Dr. Geier - Thank you for this video. I am not quite clear on where the video covering a fifth metatarsal avulsion fracture is. I would be interested to watch.
I twisted my ankle while playing.First week i thought it is just an ankle sprain.swelling decreased but i felt difficulty while walking,after a week its a fracture stress ,Its like a + shape crack between fifth metatarsal.but surprisingly i have no pain,I am having a cast that is just a headache for me,
hi, Thanks for the nice video. I am suffering from fifth Metatarsal Mid-shaft fracture. Please can you show one video on it like how much time it takes to heal, exercises and care to take. I suffered the injury while jogging. Thanks
When i Fractured my 5th metatarsal I fell down and teared up for like 10 seconds and said stop being a little bish. I got up
And continued my day and wasn’t even going to go to urgent care. It ended up healing twisted they had to end up re opening and re breaking my bone to align it. Now I have 6 screws and a plate.
I had a fractured 5 metatarsal on November 4,2021 and it January17,2022 and it still not healed and I am not sure what’s going on ( I had a walking foot from 7 November and have it till now and staying at bed use clutches to walk and haven’t put any weight on that foot .)
How's your leg now?? How much time it took to heal ? Did that boot worked?
Avulsion of the 5th metatarsal 2 days before my vacation overseas. Man it sucks and it pretty depressing. I've never broken a bone before this one and i got it running and landing wrong/shoe bending inwards. Doc told me i could still go and walking on it wouldn't make it worst, granted if i could deal with the pain, but i cancelled. I didnt want to trust me, i planned this trip 3-4 months ago, but i figured going and walking around on it fractures would delay recovery, possibly make it worst, dealing with pain, long term complications, and probably messing up the bone growth. I don't wanna go on a vacation on crutches, a boot maybe, but i hate this. Its been 2 days and im scared to even shower smh.
Are you alright now? I am having a Jones fracture too
Same here bro than how u fixed it
@@hollylyrics7792 I am actually walking and running pain free now, but my left foot (the fractured one) is not the same and this is a year and a half later. It swells a bit more than my right and on recovery grew back slightly bigger on the fracture area, I can feel my left shoe a little tighter than my right. Using one week at a time, I progressively learned how to walk and strengthen my foot on my own with no therapy and still went on the vacation in week 10/11 I forgot. The first two weeks I was in bed all day (using my vacation time), but even when I went to work....everyday my foot was elevated and iced at least once a day wearing low cut ankle compression socks. Off ebay, I bought and used a bone stimulator everyday (exogen). It was expensive and a little risky, but I didn't care. I used it twice a day until I left for my vacation. I also was taking calcium, vitamin d12, osteo bi flex triple strength and whey protein shakes to aid the recovery. After two weeks I stopped taking pain medicine prescribed so my foot would heal faster, I also didn't want my body to get dependent on the painkillers. Around week 6 i began walking slowly with both crutches still doing my elevation and supplements routine. I took the boot off and was in a flat medical sandle. If I wasnt at work I was in bed. I would also do stretches on my foot and slowly roll it over a smooth foot massage ball to help it as well. The next week i trained myself on one crutch and the week after that I slowly walked with none. A week or two later I did a lot of walking on my vacation, but would take a break every once in a while when the swelling would start up.
@Erik Morales rarely, my left foot swells more and is weaker than my right foot when running. Everyday walking no problem though. It's been two years and I've had to accept the fact my left foot will never be 100% again.
@Erik Morales while playing baseball
Hello sir..
I have a open fracture in my 1 and 2 and 3 metatrsals.
And i undergo operation last 6 months.
Until now it's not fully recovered.
Is it normal for my age 24 years old.
Beacause my 2nd metatarsal is not properly fixed by my doctor. Its called malunion fracture.
I search it to google.
My question sir.
Is how long it takes my metatarsal bone fully healed?
So that i can go back play basketball.
My doc saw a bone chip around the base of my fifth toe but nothing else. Nothing on the MRI. I was in a soft cast for a week and then a boot for six weeks. 1 1/2 weeks later I started experiencing excruciating pain and a red bump was at the base of the fifth toe. Another x ray and still nothing. My doctor is baffled and now I'm once again in a soft cast and basically bed rest because walking is so painful. He tried a steroid shot but the relief only lasted 5 minutes.
My foot was pulled under a rotating shaft so that the shaft was over the top of my foot trying to wrap my foot around it. A long pin that holds a coupler together started to dig into the top of my foot putting pressure down the center of my foot. Then I felt a bunch of pops on top of my foot and felt like something was tearing in the arch of my foot. A cat scan revealed 4 fractures 2 in the two long bones 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones and 1 diamond shaped bone above the big toe short bone above 4th toe. Now I need an mri yo check ligaments. I hope I don't need surgery.
I fractured my 5th metatarsal but I didn’t notice during a football/soccer game so I played half the season on my foot while is was fractured so it’s been healing for 2 weeks and it should be by the middle of august
I just broke mine last week, and then went boogie boarding the day after because i thought it was just sprained lol
Hi Dr. Geiger. Thank you for this video! I am a 64 yr old female. I fractured my fifth metatarsal in January. The fracture is mid shaft, as well as a severely sprained ankle. I had a boot on for a couple weeks and then podiatrist put me in a post op shoe. No surgery because the toes were all aligned. It is now July and no signs of healing. MRI showed that I now have a stress fracture in the fourth metatarsal, as well. Talking about using a bone stimulator now. What is your opinion on this?
Hi, I'm dealing with similar ... how are you doing now? Did you end up getting surgery?
Dr. Geir please help me! I fractured my 5th metatarsal on 8/26/2020. I have no pain at all today (10/20/2020), my orthopedic surgeon keeps telling me to get surgery. Is it really necessary? I have 0 pain of it at all. There’s a build up of a lot of scar tissue and calcification on it already, and this doctor wants to break it all
down and screw it because he wants to prevent a non-union. Am I being scammed?
Please how did you treat it. I need help
Same here. I feel minimal pain but when I visited three hospitals, they all said I needed surgery.
So I've had surgery 30-03-2024. This is day 4. I'm not bearing any weight on that foot.
I did not do surgery just let it grow , doesn’t bother me at all
I'm wondering if when the metatarsal is fractured. When not in the walking boot should it be wrapped when I'm not in the boot?
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I still can't move my 3 smaller toes. It been 8 weeks since my injury.
Hello doctor, I have a comminuted fracture in my 5th metatarsal. Follow-up is done with a plaster cast. When I went for a check-up 15 days later, the boiling had not started yet. Is this process normal? I want to benefit from your experience. Can I recover without surgery? I will be happy if you answer, love
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I have a fifth metatarsal avulsion fracture but I don’t know why my second and third toes hurt
Hello dr. I have a fifth metatarsal break how can I share the x-ray image to get your opinion?
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I have a 5th metatarsal fracture in the proximal shaft ,what does this mean ??
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I have same kind of fracture on my left foot after 6week of cast my dr.remove
My cast and put crape bandage for 2weeks but my xray shoes it is not healed properly m confused 😕
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I had fractured 5th metatasol in November 2023 until now m still using crutches at the hospital they continue to give me pain killers l really don't know if l am going to heal
Can you please help me
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I’m not sure which one I have but I know that first bone u speak about is very tender but it also goes up toward right up under that side toe bone. I’m a personal trainer and I workout all the time.what do you think?
Whats the recovery time after surgery for Jones fracture
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What about oblique fractures of the distal shaft?
Question: what happened to me is EXACTLY what you say in 00:50 minute of the video + i'm 50 years old , what can be done to reduce the swallow
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I am 61 and have RLS so i move my feet a lot at night to get relief. Maybe that caused the 5th metatarsal fracture. A lot of pain. Should i see a podiatrist or just get a boot online? Full boot or half?
i had same fracture and recovered however, during winters it hurts deep inside and recovers when its warm outside. any idea if this is bone or muscle issue?
How long did it take to walk again?
Hi doc! I just wanna ask, i have an oblique jones fracture. My doctor recommend me using aircast boot. He applied it to me but he does not re align first ny bone. Is it ok not to realign my fracture before applying the cast? Thanks doc! I really appreciate if you answer this question.
I have the same exact thing!
How long does avulsion fracture of 5 th metatarsal take to recover
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Walking back in 2 months.. back to normal 6 months mimum.
@@ahmedalsharman just 6 week !🙂
@@leen5166 deepened in your age !! if you are in your teen and twenties it will take 6 weeks, if you are older like me, it will take +8 weeks to heal and back to pre-break condition in 6 months.
@@ahmedalsharman 👍🏻
I broke the 1st how long does it take to heal
I am an amateur athlete with a recent Jones fracture. Does the screw ever come out? I want to heal fully fast.
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@@DrDavidGeier thank you for response. Yes every question is a hypothetical to get direction when talking to one’s personal Dr. I hope the QA lists the questions in the show notes w/ times so people can view later thanks!
Thanks, Dr. Geier. I am a 30 yo male athlete who had a very small fracture of the base of my 5th metatarsal after an inversion of my ankle in basketball. The ortho also said there was a slip of the plantar fascia. I was placed in a back slab plaster cast for 4 weeks (got a DVT, actually) and then was told to buy solid soled shoes. I was somewhat non adherent with the shoes bc I wore flip flops at times, and may have got into running again too soon. It has been almost a year since the injury and there is still soreness in the area under the foot day after I run, or in the AM about 4/10. If you were to squeeze my foot on either side it would be very painfu as welll. I also have achilles pain at the insertion of that foot (which is steadily improving). Is my pain bone or tendon? Can you recommend management techniques to get my foot 100%? I do AM ankle movements and eccentric calf stretches and these seem to be helping, but wasn't sure If there was anything else you might be able to recommend to get my foot all the way back. Thanks.
I got the same injury, were you able to do any core exercises to avoid back pain ?
How are you doing after 4 years ?
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Hi Dr. David Geier please help I have question about hamstring acl graft, will my harvested tendons regenerate?
Just had a surgery a week ago, decided to have a hamstring autograft because that's the method my surgeon was
most comfortable with. I was an excellent sprinter and a passionate runner, so I am worried the harvested
hamstring might drastically affect my speed and running? The surgeon had to harvest two hamstring tendons
for the graft because my tendons were quite thin he said. I am 22 years old.
Thanks doc this was helpful
I do have broken motorcycle foot injury to the neck of the fifth meta tarsal bone, my question is how many weeks to heal. Thank you
Tq so much doc.
Mine is in the middle of the 5th Metatarsal What would that be called?Mine needs surgery after 6 weeks in a cast with no healing.
This scares me. I don't want surgery. I have a fracture in same bone and I'm in week 2 of the cast. I hope mine heals!
@@marcelagomez9700 Surgery isn't that bad.It's the after surgery that's my problem.I am putting full weight on my foot now but my oppisite side hurts so bad i can't hardly walk.
@@marcelagomez9700 hey could you update me please
Dr. Geier, I have tenderness at the base of the 5th metatarsal that only hurts when I walk barefoot on hard surfaces like concrete or a tile floor. I'm 69 and have gone barefoot nearly all my life, including jogging barefoot. This only cropped up a few months ago. It almost feels like a bone spur on the lateral side of the base of the 5th metatarsal. It does not bother me when I walk on soft ground or when I wear shoes. Does that sound like a hairline fracture? In a way it's a good development because it's forcing me to walk more on the inside of my foot when barefoot, whereas I've walked too much on the outside of my foot, all my life. But I'm interested in your opinion on whether this may be a fracture. Thanks, and great video!
I have a Jones Fracture. Im 52 years old and the break happened March 2018 and surgery in April. How common is it for the screw to become painful? It has a burning type pain to it? Is removing the screw the only option?
Renee Hoffman I thought I was the only one going crazy, I just had mine done. I'm 44 and had it done 10-19-2018 I'm finally out of the boot and it still hurts. I can pinch push even tap the surgical point and it's fine. However when walking or even laying I'm getting this burning, sore feeling.
Although I'm 6 weeks into it my doctor seems to think I'm being a wimp . I guess I'll wait and see where I'm at in twelve weeks
@dunch88 how has it been since?
It's really useful information
You talk to much, get to the point.