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Suggest Treatment For Swelling On The Legs After Injury

Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 2016

Question: I caught my left leg between my storm door and regular house door which caused me to fall while leg was stuck between both doors. Now I have swelling of inner side of left leg. This happened approx. 2 wks ago. I've been icing but doesn't seem to help. What else do you recommend?

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Could be medial malleolus fracture and ankle sprain

Detailed Answer:
Hi there.

Thanks for the query.

Are you able to walk around while bearing weight on the affected leg?

It is possible that you could have sprained your ankle but it is important to rule out fractures of the medial malleolus which is the bone in the inner side of the ankle.

Keep the limb elevated. Apply crepe bandage. Keep icing if you have pain. You can take Tablet Acetaminophen twice a day for pain relief. Avoid weight bearing and use crutches to get around if it hurts.

I hope I have answered your query.

I will be available to answer your follow up queries.

Regards,

Dr. Aashish Raghu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar

Follow up: Dr. Aashish Raghu (11 hours later)

As I said before, there is no pain, have no trouble walking just swelling, therefore I don't think there is no fracture or sprained ankle. Would taking an ibuprofen help with the swelling?

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes. You may

Detailed Answer:
You can take Ibuprofen for 5 days. Follow the other precautions concomitantly.

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng