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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Bruised Lower Leg

I am a mechanic. I had a piece of heavy machinery hit my leg 4 or 5 days ago. The injury was my shin area. My lower leg is bruised and will swell after being on my feet for a bit. I also have a lump on my shin that is extremely painful even to light touch. Should i be concerned?
Wed, 9 Mar 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain it seems that due to hitting there has been traumatic injury to the soft tissues of the leg leading to swelling and bruising is due to ruptured blood vessels leading to spillage of blood in the soft tissues leading to bruising and Hematoma formation..
A lump over the shin seems to be due to Hematoma that gets localized and become a firm mass..
If you are able to put weight on the leg then chances of bone fracture are less..
But still I would suggest you to consult an Orthopedician and get evaluated and an x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..
In case of bony fracture reduction of fracture segments followed by immobilization using cast or splint can help..
In case of only soft tissue injury doing cool compresses, taking anti inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen and applying Heparin gel for faster disintegration of Hematoma and fading of bruising will help..
Elevate your leg while lying down..
Limit exerting toouch..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Bruised Lower Leg

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain it seems that due to hitting there has been traumatic injury to the soft tissues of the leg leading to swelling and bruising is due to ruptured blood vessels leading to spillage of blood in the soft tissues leading to bruising and Hematoma formation.. A lump over the shin seems to be due to Hematoma that gets localized and become a firm mass.. If you are able to put weight on the leg then chances of bone fracture are less.. But still I would suggest you to consult an Orthopedician and get evaluated and an x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. In case of bony fracture reduction of fracture segments followed by immobilization using cast or splint can help.. In case of only soft tissue injury doing cool compresses, taking anti inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen and applying Heparin gel for faster disintegration of Hematoma and fading of bruising will help.. Elevate your leg while lying down.. Limit exerting toouch.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.