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The future President suffered a hairline fracture in his right foot after falling over while playing with his dog over the weekend. After the incident, Mr Biden visited an orthopaedist near his Delaware home. His doctor initially said that X-rays were “reassuring” and showed “no obvious” fracture.

Mr Biden then received an additional CT scan which provided more detailed imaging.

Later on Sunday, Dr O’Connor confirmed that Mr Biden had a hairline fracture in his “mid-foot”.

He added that the President-elect will “likely require a walking boot for several weeks”.

In a statement, Dr O’Connor said: “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 of President-elect Biden’s lateral and intermediate cuneiform bones, which are in the mid-foot.

“It is anticipated that he will likely require a walking boot for several weeks.”

According to the Times, Mr Biden is likely to be out of the medical boot before his inauguration in January.

But it may prompt doctors to investigate whether he has osteoporosis, the paper reported.

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that happens when a person’s body loses too much bone, makes too little bone or both at the same time.

According to the NHS website, the disease is “only diagnosed when a fall or sudden impact causes a bone to break (fracture)”.

Mr Biden, 78, will be the oldest person in American history to become the US President when he takes office in January.

During his election campaign, Donald Trump, 74, frequently referred to Mr Biden as “Sleepy Joe” suggesting he is too old to take on the role.

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But despite his previous comments, President Trump took to Twitter on Sunday night to tell Mr Biden to “get well soon”.

The status of President-elect Biden’s health is likely to be monitored closely by his allies and rivals.

In December, he released a doctor’s report that revealed he takes statin tablets to keep his cholesterol at healthy levels.

Dr O’Connor previously wrote that Mr Biden was “healthy, vigorous” and “fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency”.

When the incident took place on Saturday, Mr Biden was playing with his German Shepard, Major.

Major is one of the Biden family’s two German Shepherds and is likely to be the first rescue dog to live in the White House.

Major was fostered by the Bidens in March 2018 from the Delaware Humane Society.

Champ, the second German Shepard, was brought from a breeder as a puppy soon after the 2008 US election.

President Trump is one of a minority of US presidents not to have brought a pet into the White House under his presidency.

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