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What Could Cause Swelling In Ankle And Knee?
My son is 12 years old and is playing basketball, he had someone fall on the back of his leg, he complained about his ankle hurting when we got home his ankle was swollen and black and blue, we iced his ankle and he played the next day. His ankle has continued to be swollen all week, the inside of his knee has been swelling as well. We have rotated ice and heat for over a week, he still seems to have swelling and pain and now is complaining of burning in both and a feeling like they are both giving away. What could be some injuries that could be related to these symptoms.
Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Hello,
It looks that your giving him primary care by giving him hot and cold fomentation. It looks that all his problem arises from injury to his ankle. Such type of swelling can be due to:
- Injury to collateral ligament at ankle or in other words it can be a higher grade sprain
- A minor fracture to distal part of leg bone or bones at his ankle joint
- It can also be an injury to cartilage of joint.
The information which is concerning me is history of giving away at his ankle. In this case I will advice you to first protect his ankle from further injury by applying a compressive ace bandage and giving him rest. I will advise you to consult to your orthopedic surgeon for this. He may advice a MRI scan after thorough clinical examination or prescribe you a X-ray of affected part. He may apply a below knee plaster slab if X-ray give sufficient information about the problem.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
It looks that your giving him primary care by giving him hot and cold fomentation. It looks that all his problem arises from injury to his ankle. Such type of swelling can be due to:
- Injury to collateral ligament at ankle or in other words it can be a higher grade sprain
- A minor fracture to distal part of leg bone or bones at his ankle joint
- It can also be an injury to cartilage of joint.
The information which is concerning me is history of giving away at his ankle. In this case I will advice you to first protect his ankle from further injury by applying a compressive ace bandage and giving him rest. I will advise you to consult to your orthopedic surgeon for this. He may advice a MRI scan after thorough clinical examination or prescribe you a X-ray of affected part. He may apply a below knee plaster slab if X-ray give sufficient information about the problem.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
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