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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.

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

Answered by a doctor

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

lisfranc fusion - what is your life and activity like?

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just curious what people's experience has been following a lisfranc fusion - i think it would be helpful for people on this board who deal with this gruesome condition. of course there will be bias I would think towards complications and difficulties as why else would one be looking at the...

by User avatar Guest

Abductor tendon muscle repair surgery 10 weeks post surgery discomfort

Any members out there had abductor tear gluteus max muscles repaired ? I am 10 weeks post abductor muscles repaired by open surgery 4 months no Physio only passive hydro until repairs of tendons muscles grow back to Hip bone . Am still using 2 crutches sometimes one to walk with but still suffering...

by User avatar eldest planet

Burned throat with hot potatoes 3 weeks ago. Now having on and off pain

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Hello 3 weeks ago I burned my throat with hot potatoes the next day I was fine it was just itching so I ate couple ice but a week later it started to hurt again and it been 12 days and the pain come and go I m really worry I m scared of anything going wrong also I have ocd and depression so this is...

by User avatar Guest

LisFranc Fracture and Work Comp in illinois

To ANYONE who can offer advice. I sustained a pretty severe LisFranc fracture on December 01 2008 at work. Was taken to company doctor clinic ( Concentra) right from work. There doctor kept trying to tell me it was a ankle sprain for 2 weeks. When it wasn't getting better I went to Specialist , did...

by User avatar theunion1120597