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I broke one of my sesamoid bones....I took a nasty fall during a storm...My knee went one way my ankle or. fall happend 3 to 4 weeks ago...My knee has still be hurting after a visit to my dr. weekend we discovered i had broken a sesamoid bone...an xray did confirm bone completely broken. (I even got to see it) only thing done broken bone a pad at bottom of my foot.... basically doesn't do much relieve very little pressure. Shouldn't bone or my foot have been immobilized? Should I be on crutches or anything? I'm still feeling pain in my foot...i'm still putting a lot of pressure on my foot... treatment doesn't seem right. any suggestions....As my knee i realize i need to see an orthopedic doc. appointment is scheduled.

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The problem with sesamoid fractures are they they need to be immobilzed immediately if there is any chance of the fracture healing. Even if this is done, there is only a small chance it will heal. Often, these sesmoids heal with fibrous tissue between them. This is not considered to be a true healed bone. However, if it often not painful. This is probably what your doctor is hoping will occur. You may want to see a podiatrist for a second opinion. If you are still having pain in a few weeks/months, you may want to consider surgery to have a portion of the broken bone removed.