can hairline fracture be missed?!
Question: Can hairline fracture be missed?
thankyou for any help it is much appreciated!
Answers:
was any diognosis made? like a sprain?
if not, and if you had a significant injury/impact that could have caused a fracture, you need to go back and get another x-ray done and have it checked out again.
some nurses will spot a fracture, but some will miss it. go back becuase it's better to be safe then sorry later.
Hairline/green tree fractures can easily be missed. Can't always see the crack until there is some healing(calcium build up). They are treated the same as a sprain. Take it easy, ice it. It is also common for there to be soft tissue damage as well. Give it a few days of rest, and see how it is doing.
Yeah I heard they could be missed, cause they swell a lot. I would make an appointment and come back as soon as you can