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My wife, age 77, fell and twisted her ankle two days ago. The ankle is swollen and badly bruised. Question: Is there a danger of blood clots from the bruised area reaching the brain, and if so... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
( General Surgeon)
I am 58 - I fell and hit my shin just above the ankle. It has not bruised, is only slightly swollen, but I can't bend my ankle or walk without a lot of pain. I don't want to go to the ER if it sounds ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Praveen Tayal
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
my husband hit his shin on Saturday with a golf club and now last night he noticed he has a bruise on his ankle that looks like pooled blood and his ankle is swollen. Is this something that requires a ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Mukesh Chugh
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
seems to be spreading up my leg. The top of my XXXXXXX now feels bruised. Then most recently my inner ...Hello, I took a slapshot to the ankle 10 days ago to the ankle. There was never any... View answer
I took a softball to the ankle a week ago, its bruised and i have a very hard time walking on it yet. is there a possiblity there is a fracture? And its not just bruised? it is bruised above the... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Sathyadharan Panneer
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Can you bruise your ankle bone? My son was playing baseball and got hit with the ball in the ankle ... also. Could it just be bruised or should I take him to see his doctor? ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Phalguna Kousika K
( General & Family Physician)
bruised badly, but got better gradually (although far from healed). Now, two weeks later the bruise is still there (lighter colors) but has also moved down to my ankle, which I understand is normal. However ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Anjana Rao Kavoor
( Psychiatrist)
I hurt my ankle almost a year ago playing soccer. It bruised really bad and I could barely walk on it. It was also swollen. I never went to a doctor but since then my ankle has not been the same. It ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Anjana Rao Kavoor
( Psychiatrist)
I injured my ankle last week Friday. I stepped off of a high point and came down very hard on my ankle. It developed a bruise which extended from the top of my food beginning at the metatarsals and ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. PAWAN K SHARMA
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
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