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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In Ankle

i crashed a UTV hunting and it scraped my left shin to the bone. it did not bleed so i did not go to dr. Later it got infected and i went to my doctor who put me on antibiotics. It cleared it up and the cut is healing. it scabbed over several times. looks like i may have one more scab over before it heals. This happened in January of 2014 so it has been a while. My ankle is still swelling up and is larger than my right ankle. sugessitions?
Wed, 17 Aug 2016
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Thank you for asking HCM.
I have gone through your query. Muscle and ligament injury (strain and sprain) cause long term swelling and pain on ankle. X ray of ankle followed by MRI will be helpful find the exact status. Wearing compression bandage, elevation of affected leg while sleeping and sitting will be helpful. If there is any major injury visible in MRI then it can be corrected by surgery. A consultation with an orthopedician is well appreciated.

Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In Ankle

Hi Thank you for asking HCM. I have gone through your query. Muscle and ligament injury (strain and sprain) cause long term swelling and pain on ankle. X ray of ankle followed by MRI will be helpful find the exact status. Wearing compression bandage, elevation of affected leg while sleeping and sitting will be helpful. If there is any major injury visible in MRI then it can be corrected by surgery. A consultation with an orthopedician is well appreciated. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.