Symptoms

What symptoms do foot fractures cause?

Pain and tenderness are the most frequent symptoms that arise from a foot fracture. Both the pain and the tenderness are usually localized to the broken bone. Moving the foot or hanging it down tend to increase the pain while elevation, ice, and immobilization make it better. Bruising and swelling are also very common and arise within a few minutes of the injury. Wounds in the foot need to be carefully evaluated in case there is an underlying open fracture.

Foot fractures are quite common in multiple injuries – such as motor vehicle accidents. Where there are other major symptoms from fractures of the long bones, head injuries, or abdominal injuries, the symptoms from foot fractures may not be very prominent. It is not unusual for foot fractures to be unrecognized for a few days in these circumstances.