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Fractured Bone moving inside cast!

Lynnington3 · 2018-05-10 22:31:46

I broke my fibula (the ankle end) 2 weeks ago, and I’m in a plaster Paris cast. However, tonight I started to get the sensation that the bone is moving and knocking against the cast! It’s not painful, just a very strange sensation. Any movement of the cast leg at all and I can feel what I think is the bone moving. Is this…

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10-05-2018 11:31pm

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Lynnington3

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I broke my fibula (the ankle end) 2 weeks ago, and I’m in a plaster Paris cast. However, tonight I started to get the sensation that the bone is moving and knocking against the cast! It’s not painful, just a very strange sensation. Any movement of the cast leg at all and I can feel what I think is the bone moving.
Is this normal? Should I head to A&E? I have an appointment with my orthopaedic doctor on Wednesday but I don’t feel like leaving it that long if the bone is unstable.

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#2 11-05-2018 10:05pm
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Please contact your GP if you can concerns. It's not wise to ask strangers on the internet for medical advice. Thanks

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