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What Causes The Hairline Fracture In The Toe?
my daughter has a hairline fracture of her great toe. Prior to this being read they put her in a boot and told her to only do activities as tolerated. They called back to say it was a hairline fracture and to stay in the boot for three to four weeks, is she still allowed to do activities as tolerated (like softball).
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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A hairline fracture is a very small crack seen in a bone. on plain radiographs it looks like a pencil drawn line in the bone. it looks like 1 hair fibre hence the name hairline. all it means is that the toe is broken but the break is very small and did not shift the bone. this is either due to a fall and twisting injury or due to repeated toe movements(stress fracture) as seen in professional dancers.
A hairline fracture is a very small crack seen in a bone. on plain radiographs it looks like a pencil drawn line in the bone. it looks like 1 hair fibre hence the name hairline. all it means is that the toe is broken but the break is very small and did not shift the bone. this is either due to a fall and twisting injury or due to repeated toe movements(stress fracture) as seen in professional dancers.
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