Biden Twists Ankle While Playing With Dog, To See A Doctor

WILMINGTON, Del.: President-elect Joe Biden fractured his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, an injury discovered in a scan Sunday and that will likely require him to wear a boot for several weeks, his doctor said.

Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an orthopedist in Newark, Delaware, on Sunday afternoon, his office said.

Initial x-rays did not show any obvious fracture, but medical staff ordered a more detailed CT scan, his doctor, Kevin OConnor, said in a statement. The subsequent scan found tiny fractures of two small bones in the middle of his right foot, OConnor said.

It is anticipated that he will likely require a walking boot for several weeks, OConner said.

Fractures are a concern generally as people age, but Bidens appears to be a relatively mild one based on his doctors statement and the planned treatment. At 78 he will be the oldest president when hes inaugurated in January; he often dismissed questions about his age during the campaign.

Reporters covering the president-elect were not afforded the opportunity to see Biden enter the doctor’s office Sunday, despite multiple requests. Leaving the doctor’s office to head to an imaging center for his CT scan, Biden was visibly limping, though he walked without a crutch or other aid.

Biden sustained the injury playing with Major, one of the Bidens two dogs. They adopted Major in 2018, and acquired their first dog, Champ, after the 2008 election. The Bidens have said theyll be bringing their dogs to the White House and also plan to get a cat.

Last December he released a doctor’s report that disclosed he takes a statin to keep his cholesterol at healthy levels, but his doctor described him as healthy, vigorous and fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.

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Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed to this report.

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