# procedure for incorrectly set bone in foot?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/procedure-for-incorrectly-set-bone-in-foot/668399>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 9, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/procedure-for-incorrectly-set-bone-in-foot/668399 "2013-09-09T08:18:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/procedure-for-incorrectly-set-bone-in-foot/668399/1 "2013-09-09T08:18:12Z")

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I apologize if this has been asked before:

So, say theoretically I thought I broke my pinky toe mid summer, but I never saw a doctor for it, because I’ve broken toes before and the doctor never did anything for me. However, now that it’s September and my toe should be completely healed, there is a bulge on the outside of my foot and it hurts above the toe… more like I might have broken a bone in my foot and it healed over. If this was true how would the doctors fix this?