Outlook

Many young athletes are able to resume playing their sport within 6-8 weeks of the initial injury.

• Occasionally a bony prominence lasts in the area of the original break.

• The most common complication is failure of the bone to heal properly, but this is rare.

• Pain lasting after 6-8 weeks should prompt a visit to your doctor to check on the progress of the healing bone.

• In general, older people take longer to heal than younger people and still may not be completely healed as long as 12 weeks after the original injury.