This is a pretty common issue. It is entirely possible that a quick read on xray would miss a small stress fracture. I used to work with orthopaedic docs, and they insisted on reading all films themselves because they were much better at seeing subtle changes on xrays, MRI, CT, etc.
I suggest you get the films and follow up with an ortho. There are many who specialize in sports medicine, so they look at injuries from the view of the sport that may have caused them, and they work to get you treated and back to running as fast as possible while working to make sure you don't end up with something chronic.
Those small stress fractures don't always bruise they way you think a broken bone would, so that is not always a good indicator. No matter what the results are with your doctor, if the doc isn't an ortho sports medicine doc I would seriously consider seeing one. It could make a big difference for you.
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Hi Ctayls-
This is a pretty common issue. It is entirely possible that a quick read on xray would miss a small stress fracture. I used to work with orthopaedic docs, and they insisted on reading all films themselves because they were much better at seeing subtle changes on xrays, MRI, CT, etc.
I suggest you get the films and follow up with an ortho. There are many who specialize in sports medicine, so they look at injuries from the view of the sport that may have caused them, and they work to get you treated and back to running as fast as possible while working to make sure you don't end up with something chronic.
Those small stress fractures don't always bruise they way you think a broken bone would, so that is not always a good indicator. No matter what the results are with your doctor, if the doc isn't an ortho sports medicine doc I would seriously consider seeing one. It could make a big difference for you.
Good luck.
April 27, 2010 - 6:54amThis Comment
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