Waiting for x-ray of stress fracture miss the window

The worst runner to call me for a second opinion is someone who has been in a fracture walking boot or not running for 12 weeks or so. Why is that so bad? Well, they're extremely aggravated. They've seen at least one doctor, probably a bunch of times. They've probably had several x-rays. They've been waiting and waiting but they're not getting better and they're very upset about that. Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about how waiting for an x-ray can cause you to miss your window with a stress fracture.