Navicular Fracture
Overview
SymptomsandDiagnosis
Treatments
Treatment
It will take about 6 weeks for most people to heal. The goals of treatment are to manage pain and support the bone as it heals. This may include:
- Medicine to ease pain and swelling
- A cast to keep the bone in place as it heals
- Crutches to take weight off of the foot
- Exercises to help with strength and range of motion
Surgery
Some people may need surgery when other methods do not help. A metal plate and screws or pins will be used to reconnect the pieces of bone and hold them in place. This is not common.
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RESOURCES
Foot Care MD—American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society http://www.aofas.org
Ortho Info—American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.org
CANADIAN RESOURCES
Canadian Orthopaedic Association http://www.coa-aco.org
When it Hurts to Move—Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation http://whenithurtstomove.org
References
Abu-Laban RB, Rose NGW. Ankle and Foot. In: Marx, Hockberger, Walls, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 8th ed. Mosby; 2013.
Navicular fracture—emergency. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/management/navicular-fracture-emergency-management . Accessed December 6, 2019.
Stress fractures of the foot and ankle. Ortho Info—American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons website. Available at: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00379. Updated March 2015. Accessed December 6, 2019.