So two months ago, in august, my friend broke my toe by accident. I assumed he had just sprained or stubbed it, so I didn't get it checked by a doctor and didn't tape it. In September, however, I went to go get my foot x-rayed, because I was worried I had a stress fracture. Turns out I didn't, but the x-ray showed that my stubbed toe was actually broken, and according to the doctor, hadn't healed properly. Now it still hurts, but only a little, and only when I bend it/put too much pressure on it. Usually I don't feel any pain, but I'm worried that because I didn't treat it, it'll stay like this and I'll need realignment surgery/develop arthritis in that toe. It still looks a little purple, and is somewhat more swollen and crooked than my other toes. Anybody else had a broken toe that didn't heal properly? Does it still bother you? Wow, this sounds so paranoid.....lol.
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I have broken three of them since a lot of years ago and I haven't developed any arthritis in them. I just get some very minor annoyances from time to time. It is different if you have a fissure, as I did, along the bone, or get the bone cut in two transversely as maybe happened to cookiegirl here. For what you say, yours were also a fissure. Don't worry too much about it. Just make sure the bone has already healed totally. Tendons and muscles will be a little sore for some time more. Maybe later, if it really is somewhat misaligned, you will have a little trouble when walking too much, but you can use some little orthopedic pad for that.