Can You Fracture Your Leg And Still Walk

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Can you fracture your leg and still walk. If you think your child or toddler might have a broken leg they might cry or stop walking on it without saying why. Walking on a fractured tibia is also likely to be extremely painful. Walking after a tibia fracture can make your injury worse and may cause further damage to the surrounding muscles ligaments and skin.

This 51 yo patient sustained a low energy ground-level injury to his ankle. Immediate Treatment Although a broken fibula may not continuously create intense levels of pain it is important that you seek medical treatment as soon as possible after an injury occurs. If you dont think it is just wrap it and eat an ibuprofen or acetaminophen ever four hours for a couple days.

Its also referred to as a leg fracture. Thats not always the case. More often than not the pain in your leg will tell you not to walk on it.

All fibula breaks are serious and can leave you unable to fully walk or perform standard daily activities without help for weeks or months. Go to your nearest AE for a broken arm or leg. However in minor and non-displaced injuries walking with only mild pain is possible.

In conclusion an individual with a broken kneecap will not be able to walk due to the fracture as there will be significant swelling and pain along with visible deformity which will prevent any weightbearing on the affected knee and thus prohibit the affected individual from walking after a broken kneecap. While all fractures cause pain there are other signs to look out for that may indicate that a bone is broken. This is the most common hip fracture symptom.

However not all of these symptoms have to be present. Walking with a fractured tibia is possible if your break is minor. A severe fracture will render the patient unable to move their leg and unable to bear any weight.