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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

Answered by a doctor

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...

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stable lisfranc injury injury has been a repeat do to improper care by my dr

my foot almost heals after 8 weeks in a cast however im disabled (veteran paratrooper with fallen arches) and from a lack of exercise morbidly obese 350 lbs so can a person be in a cast for more than the 8 weeks allotted for this injury i told my dr it wasn't healed he said you cant keep that...

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Back pain after wearing the boot for a achilles tendon tear

I wore a bit for SEVEN months for a Achilles tendon tear! It didn't heal! I went for second opinion and was immediatly taken OUT of the boy and put into PT.  Now my tailbone hurts so bad I can hardly sit for a car ride to stire and spend most my day trying to lay to relieve the pain!!!! Is this...

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Lisfranc fractures with 3 mm dislocations. I'm afraid of a foot surgery

I'm 2 weeks after crush injury from horse on right foot. Saw two Ortho surgeons both recommending surgery, and also went to a Asian lady foot doctor who recommended Non-surgical treatment. I'm going with my lady doctor because I'm terrified of the foot surgery and my heart & gut are so against...

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Distal tibia fracture. Was my treatment wrong, why did doctor not initially explain my injury to me?

This is a long story. I'm 37 now and years ago I fell awkwardly causing what I thought was my ankle to break. My foot was hanging off the bone and it looked horrible. In the emergency room they temporarily set my ankle then a doctor came in and put a full leg cast on that went up past my inner...

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