Jones Fracture - XRay Posted! Please help....

Sophiedaphne wrote:

Hi everyone,

New to the forum, but I got a Jones Fracture a week from this past Thursday. I have my xray here: Image:

http://i.imgur.com/MI4pmDA.jpg

I've looked at other xrays and mine seems pretty tame in comparison... does this seem like it's going to heal without surgery/non-weight bearing casting? I've been in the boot but walking minimally (light duty at work). Please help, thank you!

Blood supply to the area affected by jones fractures is poor, leading to bad outcomes. I'd be very conservative in walking but talk about it with your doctor.

:( Thank you.

My doctor gave me two options -- non-weight bearing cast or boot, and I obviously chose the boot. It just seems like my break is pretty minimal so I'm thinking less recovery time?? Does this look like a standard break, or a very mild break? Thanks.

I had a jones fracture at this time last year.. here was my initial x-ray for comparison

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/10286900_2585350114562_2746718123312958150_o.jpg

Yours does not look too bad. It took me 5 full months to heal. With that being said, I was an idiot with it. I only wore the boot when out for a long period of time. I would walk around the house awkwardly on the inside of my foot or on my heel, etc. I was also still biking ~130mi a week because it did not hurt when biking (I never stood up, but still..). I was doing 10-15K a week in the pool, but I always used a pull buoy so I was just using arms. Made sure to only push off the wall with my healthy foot.

TBH I thought that injury was going to be my demise. I had already not been running for 4 months before due to other complications. I was originally quoted at 3 months until healed, and it keep getting pushed back each time I visited. Once I was "cleared" I followed a very conservative walk/jog plan that was scheduled for 8 weeks but I accelerated to 6 weeks.

It might seem like the end of the world, but it's not. It'll heal. My biggest advice is cross train your freaking butt off. This is perfect time to get a really good regimen of abs/low back/hip strengthening as all of that is non weight bearing. If you hop in the pool you will probably build upper body mass like I did. Don't be concerned about it if you are, I shed it off within 6 weeks once I got back above 50 mi/wk.

I had a jones fracture about 5 years ago. Mine was twisted out of position so I opted for surgery and pinning, followed by a hard cast for 6 weeks and a walking boot for another 2. It was a good decision in that it healed cleanly and quickly. I was walking after the boot for a month, then jogging after that. Slow build up of course, but it hasn't given me any trouble since then. From break to jogging - 3 months.

I would also be careful about walking on it. Bite the bullet and go for the most restrictive (mobility-wise) healing protocol because it will probably also be the shortest. I have a friend who also had a jones fracture who was in a walking boot, and it didn't heal for 6 months.

Thanks guys. I probably have been walking on it with the boot more than I should. It sucks because I haven't been exercising AT ALL... I'm just so gimpy right now. Does the fact that the pain is almost gone seem like a good sign? It has been 11 days now and the bruising is almost gone and the pain is almost gone...

Ummmmm....ever heard of asking these questions of your doctor, instead of message board idiots?

Doesn't matter. My break stopped hurting after the swelling down. I could push against resistance, apply pressure, etc. and it never hurt. DON'T PUSH IT. You're one dumb move from tacking on another 3 months of no running. Get in a pool and start swimming.

I have had TWO, both feet, 6 to 8 months no running,! #!1 Cast non weight baring 8 weeks , 8 weeks boot non weight bearing, then boot 8 weeks. #2 5 months boot weight baring, Still hurts to walk fracture non healed yet. Yours doesn't loo bad. Be very careful ask Kevin Durant what happens if you rush bac.k

Thanks... I don't really understand why my doc gave me the option to have it casted or in the boot. Guess I'll find out in a week!

Soooo after 6 weeks, the xray looks basically the same. The ortho said that the inside of the fracture is healing (distal) but the big gap is still there.

I'm going back to work (nursing) on Saturday and "weaning" myself out of the boot. My foot still hurts like a mofo... should I get a second opinion or is this pretty standard?

Thanks :)

Sophiedaphne wrote:

Soooo after 6 weeks, the xray looks basically the same. The ortho said that the inside of the fracture is healing (distal) but the big gap is still there.

I'm going back to work (nursing) on Saturday and "weaning" myself out of the boot. My foot still hurts like a mofo... should I get a second opinion or is this pretty standard?

Thanks :)

I know this is an old thread, but I'm replying in the hope that you'll share how your healing went.

I'm in the same situation: diagnosed with a Jones fracture last week by my ortho (it's also not that bad...only goes through half the bone with no displacement), given a boot, and told to just limit my walking as much as possible.

I go back on the 20th to check on healing. However, I've read a lot of horror stories online regarding this injury. Although I'm only walking to and from my vehicle for work and to and from the restroom at home, I still worry that the ortho was wrong in telling me that weight bearing is fine.