Question
I developed a hairline fracture in my cuboid bone last summer while jogging.  The doctor put me in a cam and crutches for 8 weeks.  When I go out I work as a high school football official with no problems.  This Spring I began getting ready for the season and game and developed pain in my ankle.  I went to see a different doctor and he said I had not rebroken my foot but had strained the ligaments in my ankle and now have a unstable ankle which will heal and should be wrapped.  I asked him about the fracture and he said I had not broken my foot again.  My concern is that I have some pain in the same area of my foot and it feels like it did last year.  Should I go see another doctor?

Answer
The cuboid provides a lot of stability and a fracture, even a hairline, can affect that stability and may even become arthritic.  You want to visit with a good podiatrist to perform a biomechanical examination and evaluate you for custom orthotics.  This will help regain that stability and stop that pain.

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