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Severe Pain In Ankle, Knee After Surgery. Recommendations?

My husband has had surgery on leg ankle and knee do to a bad car wreck.. He has terrible pain. He goes to pain clinic and Va. His medicines are not working and he fell asleep driving and wrecked today. I need a doctor who will take his case and revaluation him and take him off all of these narcotics and help him. Who would be the very best doctor to see.
Tue, 22 Oct 2013
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.

Generally, Pain after any internal fixation procedure for a long bone fracture will persist for 2-3 weeks and wanes off gradually. If your husband has continuous pain at the operated site, it usually indicate infection unless proved otherwise.

So, he needs a detailed clinical evaluation for further management.

The only best doctor to assess any bony injuries is an Orthopedic surgeon. So, I suggest you to approach an orthosurgeon for the same.

Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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Severe Pain In Ankle, Knee After Surgery. Recommendations?

Hi, thanks for writing to HCM. Generally, Pain after any internal fixation procedure for a long bone fracture will persist for 2-3 weeks and wanes off gradually. If your husband has continuous pain at the operated site, it usually indicate infection unless proved otherwise. So, he needs a detailed clinical evaluation for further management. The only best doctor to assess any bony injuries is an Orthopedic surgeon. So, I suggest you to approach an orthosurgeon for the same. Hope this information is helpful. Good day