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What To Do For The Infected Swollen Leg After Injury?
Hi, I fell on March 7th and hurt my left knee down the leg and also my right shoulder. I ended up having infection in my leg and was on medicine but now my leg still swells, I wear compression hose and at night my leg feels itchy and bothers me badly. also I am on a blood thinner
Mon, 21 Nov 2016
Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist, Ahmed Fawzy's Response
u need to do an MRI as bone infection is not to be taken lightly if you have fever you should see you orthopedic doctor immediatly if no fever then physical therapy should fix you in no time Good Luck
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What To Do For The Infected Swollen Leg After Injury?
u need to do an MRI as bone infection is not to be taken lightly if you have fever you should see you orthopedic doctor immediatly if no fever then physical therapy should fix you in no time Good Luck