President-elect Joe Biden is recovering well from his fractured foot, according to his physician.
Biden traveled to Pennsylvania Hospital for an appointment at the radiology department on Saturday morning, where he underwent a CT scan.
“Weight-bearing CT results were very encouraging,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the director of Executive Medicine, GW Medical Faculty Associates, said in a statement. “The small fracture in the intermediate cuneiform is barely detectable, and the small fracture in the lateral cuneiform is healing as expected. No more extensive injury was identified.”
Biden left the hospital in good spirits, and he waved to reporters and onlookers as he climbed into the back of his vehicle.
“Consistent with our original plan, President-elect Biden will receive routine two-week post-injury imaging today,” the doctor said in a statement ahead of the visit. “This will be performed with a special CT scanner which is able to obtain a ‘weight-bearing’ image. Now that the initial discomfort and swelling are decreased, it is important to observe the structures within the mid-foot under the actual pressure of standing. This is the best way to assure ankle and foot stability.”
The injury came just over a week after the former vice president’s 78th birthday, making him the oldest person set to become president of the United States. Biden is poised to take office in slightly over a month.
“What happened was I got out of the shower … [and the] little pup dropped a ball in front of me for me to grab the ball,” Biden said, explaining how the injury occurred. “And I’m walking through this little alleyway to get to the bedroom, and I grabbed the ball like this. And he ran. And I’m joking, running after him, and grab his tail. And what happened was that he slid on a throw rug, and I tripped on the rug he slid on.”
