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I looked at her Xrays and she was right. Her foot was broken. The pain on the top of her foot was coming from a subtle foot fracture called a Lisfrancs injury. An injury to the top of the foot that doesnt typically heal on its own. She was simply not going to get better without surgery. Nike Lunarglide 3 This story sounds far-fetched by is frighteningly commonplace. One study, that won an award from the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, on foot fracture patterns showed that Primary Care Physicians and Emergency Room Physicians missed 98.4%  of the radiographic abnormalities that were actually visible on the x ray films that indicate this kind of inury pattern. Another ground-breaking study in 2004 from the University of Utah School of Medicine showed that subtle frequently misdiagnosed ankle fractures are actually 10 times more common than previously thought.

The problem is that many patients with foot pain or injury seek treatment from whichever doctor will see them the quickest. Often this is their Primary Care physician who is willing to work them in to a busy schedule just because they are already familiar with the person. Another likely place to go is the Emergency Room.

This doesnt mean that an orthopedic surgeon is a better doctor than a primary care doc or E.R. doc. It just means means you get more expertise with a specialist. If you have a heart attack, there is no question... the Emergency Room is the place to be. But with a sprained ankle or suspected broken foot, you need to see someone who looks at broken foot bones all the time. Nike Lunar Eclipse

Even if you have seen a foot and ankle expert, but you are really improving, you can still seek a second opnion. There is a reason they say a doctor is practicing medicine. It is an art and a science. If you are not improving and your foot still hurts, your doctor will probably pick someone else for you to go see. A fresh pair of medical eyes may help see something that's been overlooked.

There is a saying in medicine that the eyes see what the mind knows. This means that someone with trauma experience is looking for the interesting, but less common injury patterns. A podiatrist without trauma or reconstructive foot surgery training, may not recognize all of the subtle changes that would suggest a rare fracture. Thats why you should always get a second opinion if you are not happy with the pace of your recovery. Nike Lunarglide 2