Get Virtual Care
Heel fracture
A heel fracture is a break or fracture of the heel bone.
Dr. Kat Kat reviewed this
33 years experience
Is a type of:
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Body locations
Related questions
A 31-year old asked:
Is my heel fractured if I can walk on it?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
A 38-year old asked:
What are the tests for heel fracture?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
A 45-year old asked:
What is the treatment for heel fracture?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 38-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of a heel fracture?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 45-year old asked:
What are signs that I have a heel fracture?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 41-year old asked:
What are the kinds of things you can do to avoid heel fracture?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
A 40-year old asked:
How do you know if you have a heel fracture, heel spur?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
A 42-year old asked:
How can you tell if you've got a heel fracture - or need an x-ray?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 30-year old asked:
How can you tell if you've got a heel fracture instead of plain heel pain?
2 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
A 48-year old asked:
My ankle has hurt for 7 months, isn't red or swollen, could this be a heel fracture?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 33-year old female asked:
can I walk on my tip toes if I have a heel fracture?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
A 48-year old asked:
Can I put any weight on my foot if I have a heel fracture?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 26-year old female asked:
I have a heel fracture. It's not displaced, don't need surgery. How long before I can start trying to walk with the boot cast?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A member asked:
What is the best way to treat a heel spur fracture? 6 weeks without bearing weight or surgery for removal of the broken spur?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
A 33-year old asked:
What can be done for fractures of the calcaneus (heel bone fractures)?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 37-year old asked:
How long does it take for a heel stress fracture to heal enough so that crutches are no longer required?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 22-year old female asked:
Are huge blood bubbles on wounds' surface normal after a multiple heel bone fracture?
1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in
A 37-year old female asked:
Is 12w on crutches long enough for a heel stress fracture to heal? It still hurts to walk on it. MRI showed sf in heel along with bone edema. Help pls
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 30-year old asked:
What should I do for a possible fractured heel?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
A 37-year old asked:
Please advise what is the treatment for a fractured heel?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 47-year old asked:
Can you wear high heels with a fractured tibia?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
A 33-year old asked:
Should I see a podiatrist or an orthopedist for a fractured heel?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
A 22-year old asked:
what is the difference between a fractured heel bone and a heel spur?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 44-year old female asked:
Confirmed fractured heel spur. 16 weeks later, 2 shots, night splint, air splint, NSAIDS and orthotic inserts, I'm still in pain. Is this normal?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 39-year old asked:
How long will it take for my fractured heel to fully heal?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
A 33-year old asked:
Can your particular way of walking cause you fracture your heel over time?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
A 41-year old asked:
Can one wear heels after an ankle fracture?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 36-year old asked:
How long will it take a rib fracture to heel?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 42-year old asked:
How would i know if i had a stress fracture in heel?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
A 37-year old asked:
Have i fractured my heel? When do you need an x-ray?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
