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Injuries, Fractures and Burns

This forum is dedicated to the wide range of injuries, fractures and burns people can encounter — surface, penetrating, electrical, inhalation injuries, bons and skull fractures, and burns and scalds. Ask questions, look for information, and talk about symptoms and treatment.

Injured, probably fractured, femoral head after a bad fall

In July 2018 I slipped in water and fell on a tile floor, severely injuring my knee and hip. My doctor sent me to a specialist who refused to examine my hip and insisted on concentrating on my knee. He said he didn't have a referral for my hip. He sent me to rehab, where after a few weeks they put...

by User avatar clean lift

Cam Boot Causes Hip Pain -- Treatment Suggestions?

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In 9/07 I was diagnosed with right foot stress fracture and had to wear a Pacesetter II boot that goes to the knee. Almost immediately, left hip pain started. Wore boot 4-5 weeks and although the right foot felt great, left hip hurt too much. In Feb 08, podiatrist said foot fracture completely...

by User avatar Quincy56067199

Please Advice:Hematoma of the back

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I had a recent fall and injured the muscles in my lower right back,the bruising has gone away and most of the pain, but I have what is called a Hematoma just above the back of my right hip. My question is will this go away on it's own or is there something I can do to speed it's recovery?

by User avatar Paul Kirby

trauma without bruising to shin

Roughly 40 hours ag0 I tripped over a large block of wood. Receiving trauma to my left shin about 5 inches below the knee. There has been no bruising but is painful to the touch. There is no pain when walking. Could there be a fracture? or should I just give it some time for the pain to go away?

by User avatar Scratch

Metal piece inside my calf muscle and my leg is kind of cold and a little numb. Will I be ok?

Hello together, Today while working in my garden at the country side with my axe I hit another piece of metal. Unfortunately, a piece of metal (approx 0.7cm in diameter) flew and hit my Calf muscle (1cm deep). I was to emergencies but they said that on the country side the doctor is in holiday and...

by User avatar Guest

Happy News for Lisfranc Surgery

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Hi, My name is Ram. I had earlier visited many of the posts here in regard to the Lisfranc Surgery. Now having been through all of it, I would like to give some advice for those out here. I had been through this surgery and had one screw fixed in. Now after nearly 3 months, I can walk with...

by User avatar rama0154552410

Chest/rib pain after car accident

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9 days ago I was in a car accident, another car slammed into us on the driver's side, I was the passenger. I was wearing my seat belt (the car had no airbag). After I went to the hospital to get checked out, had x-rays, no fracture, ultrasound, no injury to the organs. After a couple of days I...

by User avatar Guest

Fall last friday and injured my right side chest and right arm. I'm in pain a week later

Hello, I fell last Friday morning, hitting my head on a concrete block, went to ER for stitches.. Later that evening I was sore which was naturally expected. Long story short my right chest area and beneath my right arm on that side also is painful....chest area hurts worse when I lean over for any...

by User avatar Guest

easily bruising and swelling from light hits on shins which are painful

hello , im currently a 19 year old active man who just enjoys sport , however i suffer from a very weak shin . since i was in year 5 to 6 (10 - 11) i used to receive plenty of hits onto my shins during football games in attempt to take the ball away from me . since then i would have very weak and...

by User avatar controlled eight

old lisfranc injury, just diagnosed--should I have the surgery?

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Hi out there, I was just diagnosed with a lisfranc injury (grade 3 sprain) in the last 48 hours. The injury occurred, if you can believe it, 19 years ago. For all this time, it seems I've had far too much movement in the joint because I was missing a ligament, which snapped when I fell in...

by User avatar franduke