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Suggest Treatment For Displaced Tibial Plateau Fracture And Leg Swelling

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2015

Question: wife has tibial plateau fracture 16th august 2015 which was displaced. It was broken into three large pieces. It has been plated and screwed back into position. She is concerned about the leg swelling. How can she reduce the swelling? Any information at all would be appreciated. XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
swelling is not a problem

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I can assure you that swelling is not a problem. Whenever there is any surgery there is increase blood flow in this leg which causes increase swelling. It will go once fracture is healed. So it can take some months. If scar is completely healed then only swelling can be ignored.
I would like to suggest you following.
1.Compression bandage and limb elevation.
2.Take tablet Chymorol forte TDS if swelling is more.
If you can send me images of the knee then I can offer you better advise. I hope this answer will be useful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks

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