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What Causes Bruised Foot With Black Rings Around The Ankle After Leg Fracture?
I fell and scraped my leg 10 days ago.since then my leg turned blue almost all the way around and from my lower knee to ankle.That has mostly cleared but my foot is till bruised and I have black and blue rings around my ankle,three rings.I ALS have a red ,burning tender area mid calf area.What is going on.
Mon, 16 May 2016
hi,
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough clinical Musculoskeletal assessment is advised.
As you had a fracture of the leg, first we need to know was the fracture a compound fracture or a simple fracture. in case of fracture there is possibility of having damage to the blood vessels and a disturbed circulation.
Swelling ,redness, rings, bluish discoloration of the skin etc are all common.
Post healing of fracture and removal of cast, performing physical therapy improves the strength in the muscles and also Improved the venous return removing the excess waste occurred during healing
the tenderness in the calf area and burning sensation will also be due to metabolic waste and weakness of muscles which needs a proper physical therapy and Rehabilitation.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
Jay
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough clinical Musculoskeletal assessment is advised.
As you had a fracture of the leg, first we need to know was the fracture a compound fracture or a simple fracture. in case of fracture there is possibility of having damage to the blood vessels and a disturbed circulation.
Swelling ,redness, rings, bluish discoloration of the skin etc are all common.
Post healing of fracture and removal of cast, performing physical therapy improves the strength in the muscles and also Improved the venous return removing the excess waste occurred during healing
the tenderness in the calf area and burning sensation will also be due to metabolic waste and weakness of muscles which needs a proper physical therapy and Rehabilitation.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
Jay
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