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Should Tender Bump In Shin Be Iced And X-rayed?
During a soccer game a week ago my son was kicked in the inside shin. He still has a bump, it s tender to the touch and occasionally hurts while walking. He did not tell us about it until yesterday. Is it too late to ice it and should it be x-rayed?
Mon, 7 Apr 2014
Hi
Thanks for writing
You may very well continue with Ice fomentation followed by compression bandage. As I have gone through your query, he is able to walk around and pain wise he is better than yesterday? So it does not seem to be a fracture case.
But the x ray has its own place, what our naked eye cannot see it can.
Take care
Dr.chugh Orthopaedic surgeon
Thanks for writing
You may very well continue with Ice fomentation followed by compression bandage. As I have gone through your query, he is able to walk around and pain wise he is better than yesterday? So it does not seem to be a fracture case.
But the x ray has its own place, what our naked eye cannot see it can.
Take care
Dr.chugh Orthopaedic surgeon
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