Joe Biden Suffers ‘Hairline Fractures’ in Foot While Playing With Dog.
President-elect Joe Biden reportedly slipped and twisted his ankle on Saturday while playing with his dog, Major.
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Biden visited Delaware Orthopedic Specialists the following day “out of an abundance of caution.” .
According to a statement from his personal doctor, Kevin O’Conner, follow-up CT scans confirmed the fractures in his foot.
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Initial x-rays did not show any obvious fracture, but his clinical exam warranted more detailed imaging … Follow-up CT scan confirmed hairline (small) fractures, Kevin O'Conner, via CBS News.
The hairline fractures are on his lateral and intermediate cuneiform bones.
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Dr. O’Conner anticipates that Biden will “likely require a walking boot” for the next several weeks.
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Biden, who turned 78-years-old last week, will be the oldest U.S. president ever inaugurated into office.
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Major, one of two of the Biden family’s German Shepherds, was adopted in 2018.
He is set to become the first rescue dog to ever live in the White House.
