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Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

My son just had cast removed after plate and screw post 4 metatarsal fx and great toe fx and orif . He has fallen and again has a hematoma and swelling above area of plate and pins. Would this area be ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

Hi I broke a bone in my 5th metatarsal exactly 3 weeks back. I have a fiberglass cast which I have .... The toes seem bigger and also I have this sensation of pins and needles. I don't understand why ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Saurabh Gupta MD

My problem: broke two metatarsal bones (4th & 5th) in one foot last Sunday, Xray showed clean ... on Monday, if he says he needs to operate and apply pins would it be imprudent to ask for a delay to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saurabh Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Nishad BN MD

5th metatarsal avulsion fracture ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Ivan Rommstein MD

How long will it take to heal my 5th metatarsal avulsion fracture? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Rommstein ( General Surgeon)

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Dr.     Jnikolla MD

I broken metatarsal 4 and 5 on the 8 th May,I was in a cast for a week, now in a boot,I ve been getting pins and needles and numbness in my foot, also getting pain in my ankle and calf, and from my toes ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jnikolla ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Narender Saini MD

my nephew broke his 5th metarsal and is in a cast which is only on the back and bottom of his foot. He is having pins and needles now. Any cause for concern or is this part of the healing process as ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Narender Saini ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Sunil Kumar Gupta MD

I had a stress fracture third metatarsal in october 2012 now overnight foot swollen very painful ... symptoms be as I cannot move my toes or touch my skin without pain. Today it very swollen and pins and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil Kumar Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

I broke my fifth metatarsal bone 7 weeks ago and I had a boot cam for 6 weeks and now I’m wearing a soft cast and a surgical shoe. It feels like my foot has pins and needles in it. Is it ok to walk a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Pallavi.m MD

doctor and was told I had a fourth metatarsal bone legion and needed to be removed with bone grafting. I ... exfix and it collapsed 8 weeks into it. Second, had to have an additional op to move the pins so... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pallavi.m ( Anesthesiologist)