broken leg? fractured leg?

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demolitionlvr

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my daughter hurt her leg and i took her to the er and they said it was fractured but it looks broken to me they gave her a flimsy boot and told me to take her to get a cast next week she is in extreme pain and i was wondering if anyone could give me a little advice on what i should do
 
"Fracture" actually means broken. "Hairline fracture" would be partially broken. It looks like the break is in the fibula, down near the ankle?

That's not a terribly bad way to break your leg, from what I've heard, and it doesn't look like break is too wide. Still, I'm sure it hurts a lot. Did they delay putting on the cast because her leg was too swollen? That happens sometimes. Does she have a follow-up appointment?

Best thing is just for her to rest with her leg propped up, way up above her head as much as possible. If they gave her pain medication, she should take it, otherwise Motrin is particularly good for bone pain. Also, she can put an ice pack behind the knee to ease pain and swelling.

Until she gets in the cast, she shouldn't move around much, just rest with the foot propped up. When the pain and swelling subside, then she can maybe be more active with crutches/walking cast.
 
thank you so very much for the information and yes i have to take her in to get a cast but they was saying that it would probably be next week and she does have pain medication i was just concerned that she had to wait so long before she received a cast
 
thank you for all the information she got a cast put on this morning and is feeling much better she has less pain since she got her cast put on and has been rest comfortably
 
well thats great, really. it will now be in the 'right" posisiton with good solid stability to heal in all the best ways. hope all goes really well for her. FB
 
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