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Twisted Ankle. X Ray Showed No Fracture, But Sprained. Swollen Ankle, Bruising On Next Day. Suggestions?
I fell on Friday the 29th and turned my ankle. This was about 2pm, went to the ER and was seen around 8pm. Xray showed no fracture, but its sprained. Today its still swollen, and hurting and cant put any weight on it. Bruising all the way up to the middle of my leg on that side, Im wondering if the Xray missed something?
Sat, 6 Jul 2013
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The swelling and bruising in the ankle is related to a local hematoma formation and the sprain. You can follow RICE therapy for a week and avoid weight bearing on the foot.
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Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The swelling and bruising in the ankle is related to a local hematoma formation and the sprain. You can follow RICE therapy for a week and avoid weight bearing on the foot.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Welcome to HCM...
X ray shows no fracture means it could be ligament injury....keep cold compression..rest to the ankle and apply crepe bandage...take some pain killers...it will take 3-4 days to recover.
Hope I answered your question.
Regards..
Dr Sudharshan
X ray shows no fracture means it could be ligament injury....keep cold compression..rest to the ankle and apply crepe bandage...take some pain killers...it will take 3-4 days to recover.
Hope I answered your question.
Regards..
Dr Sudharshan
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