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How To Treat Painful Swollen Shin?
Today getting out of the pool I slipped and fell on the metal ladder landing on both my shins. My lefts shin immediately swelled up to walnut sized knot, my right one has a huge dent in it but didn t break the skin.its very painful on the right one.could there be serious injury?
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
Hi,
Take the following measures at first-
1. cold compression over the wounded area
2. elevation of the limb above the level of heart and rest
3. get an X-ray done for- both the legs including knee and ankle joint
4. you can take paracetamol 500 to reduce the pain and swelling
A dent does not always mean serious injury. But get the X-ray done ASAP for confirmation.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Tanmoy Roy, General & Family Physician
Take the following measures at first-
1. cold compression over the wounded area
2. elevation of the limb above the level of heart and rest
3. get an X-ray done for- both the legs including knee and ankle joint
4. you can take paracetamol 500 to reduce the pain and swelling
A dent does not always mean serious injury. But get the X-ray done ASAP for confirmation.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Tanmoy Roy, General & Family Physician
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