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Suggest Treatment For Soft Tissue Injury On Shin
Question: Hit my shin with mallet a week ago. Now it is hot to touch and extremely painful if I hit it on anything
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
It could be a soft tissue injury or a hairline fracture. As it is hot to touch now, there is possibility that it might got infected.
I suggest you to go for an xray to rule out any bony injury and consult your doctor for thorough examination of shin and rule out any infective cause.
Till then give rest to your leg, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1 tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation .
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Description below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
It could be a soft tissue injury or a hairline fracture. As it is hot to touch now, there is possibility that it might got infected.
I suggest you to go for an xray to rule out any bony injury and consult your doctor for thorough examination of shin and rule out any infective cause.
Till then give rest to your leg, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1 tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation .
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Saurabh Gupta
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2004
Answered : 5930 Questions
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