Hairline fracture?!
Question: Ive got a hairline fracture in my shin, been resting for like a week now. but ive gota run 1.5miles tomorrow,
Whats the worst that can happen to my shin?
Ive got to run there's no stoping me, but could my leg snap or summit bad like that happen?
Answers: Ive got a hairline fracture in my shin, been resting for like a week now. but ive gota run 1.5miles tomorrow,
Whats the worst that can happen to my shin?
Ive got to run there's no stoping me, but could my leg snap or summit bad like that happen?
i take it the hair line fracture is on your tibia ? tom , no your leg wont snap but what will happen is you will do enough significant damage to the crack on the tibia to seriously delay the reforming of the bone this means the 6 week healing process (depending on your age) will increase sufficiently and may leave you with a weak tibia.
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if you insist on running tommorow be aware that after the first half mile you will feel severe agony and its unlkely that you will complete the run anyway thus being a waste of effort and unnessasary damage to your leg.
i doubt your leg is gonna snap off or anything lol!! but its going to hurt ad may cause more damage
you seem to be a bit of a scrotum
i wouldnt i done exactly the same thing and made the break 10 times worse i had 2 have it in plaster for an extra 3 months
it will probably hurt then swell up and long term you wont be doing it any good maybe more damage. Your bone is not as strong becuase the hair line fracture hasnt repaired itself is it really worth it?
you should re frame from running tomorrow as you will do more damage to yourself and instead of taking a few weeks to mend,it will take a lot longer and you may even end up in plaster for 6-8 weeks
The hairline fracture might deepen if you put too much weight on the leg - do you have a lightweight cast or splint you could wear for a bit of extra protection for your leg and has your GP approved you running so soon - you might be adding extra weeks to the leg's recovery by doing your run. Hope you have really thought about this.
I would not suggest this..A fracture is a fracture. And a hairline one may not exactly require casting, but putting the stress of running on it can cause severe complications. The bone itself is weak as is the tissues/muscles/tendons that attach and support the bone. By running and causing a large amount of stress on the bone, you could possibly cause damage that must be repaired surgically
i wouldn't worry but take a bandage and stuff just in case and be carefull