What Causes Pain And Swelling In The Right Leg Below Knee?

Posted on Mon, 6 Jul 2015

Question: I have a slight swelling in my bone on the right leg below the knee which was revealed by an X-ray scan. It aches when I run for more than 10 minutes or keep standing for more than an hour. Can you let me know what is the appropriate action to cure this? On consulting a orthopeadic physician, he told me that there is nothing that can be done and just ignore it.

Answered by Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi (55 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You may need MRI leg if pain and swelling persist.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have studied your case,

There is possibility of bony lesion which sometimes not seen on X ray.

You may need MRI leg if pain and swelling persist.
You need to take rest and use splint or compressive crepe bandage to reduce swelling.
Till time take calcium supplement and anti inflammatory.
Physiotherapy like ultrasound and TENS may help.

If required you may need to do blood investigation for prognosis and recovery.
Check your blood b 12 and vit D levels and take supplement accordingly

Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.

Wishing you good health.

Take care.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar