Pain after fall in child

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Your apparent belief that x-rays findings are necessarily the quintessential judge as to whether or not serious damage has been done may be in error. But especially as she has been given various diagnoses as to what was damaged in her fall, it would be imprudent at the very least to attempt to offer meaningful advice as to what, if anything, needs to be done or whether a normal healing process leading to a return to full and pain-free function will eventuate without intervention. But I think that common sense would dictate that she rest the injured part and not participate in gymnastics or any athletics involving the foot until there is no more pain and she can function normally during common weight-bearing activities. I don't know what the availability of an independent second opinion from a well-vetted specialist is within your health system, but if you were in the U.S., that would be the prudent thing to do if one had uncertainty as to the quality of treatment being rendered.

 

Thanks for your speedy reply.

My daughter is still using the crutches and i have told her to continue to until she feels she is ready to put her foot to the floor and when she does to then only do it for short periods of time. The sports etc would definitely be gradually reintroduced only when i know that she has been pain free for a good number of days whilst walking etc without the aid of crutches and pain free.

My only concern is that we have been here before and seem to end up back at the very beginning again. We will try again and see where it gets us this time otherwise we will be returning for yet another diagnosis.

I take it small bones in the foot do generally heal well if the patient rests up and doesn't run before they can walk.

Thanks

 

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Given otherwise good health, the key to healing of fractures of bone is good apposition and stabilization of the fracture segments during the healing process. But the totality of injury which results in a fracture is almost never limited to the fracture itself, and the concomitant damage may be more problematic in the long term. Bone is one of the few tissues of the body which heals with cells identical to those which were destroyed in the trauma, and thus, a nominally healed bone is most often as good as new. That claim cannot be made for most other injured tissues.

 

Thanks foot doctor will let you know how she goes