• Question: Is it possible to break a bone and somehow not notice it?

    Asked by keep49hue on 23 Nov 2020.
    • Photo: Liudmila Khokhlova

      Liudmila Khokhlova answered on 23 Nov 2020: last edited 23 Nov 2020 7:14 pm

      That can happen, sometimes people have a very high pain tolerance or some condition that prevents them from feeling pain. Also, not all cases of broken bones are obvious and visible. People might feel pain, but assume that if they still can walk/move their hands, fingers – then nothing is broken. Not true, btw.

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  • Photo: D_Moloney

    D_Moloney commented on :

    I think I heard somewhere that you can break your pinky toe quite easily without noticing it.

    • Photo: Liudmila

      Liudmila commented on :

      Breaking a pinky would be painful – no doubt, but it usually doesn’t affect the ability to walk as much as other toes. And pinky bones are quite small, so the shift of the broken bone is not easy to notice, even if there’s some. So it is hard to say if it’s actually broken or just badly bruised/sprained without an x-ray. Better check with the doctor if the pain and swelling/bruising are bad.