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I Had A Dislocated Open Fracture On My Right Foot.
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Tue, 19 Nov 2019
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Question : I had a dislocated open fracture on my right foot. Happened about 2 years ago in a motorcycle accident. Had pins placed in the foot and its been fine for a while. Although its still been noticeably swollen for the full 2 years.
Last night I wore some tight, slip on leather boots. Had them on for about 6 hours. After 2 hours I could feel intense pain in my right foot. The foot felt like it swollen right up in the shoe and gone really numb and painful.
My question is does this increase blood clot risk? By wearing tight, painful shoes over a dislocated open fracture that has now healed? I could tell that the shoe considerably cut off blood flow to the foot once it had swelled up. The veins looked all swollen and red when I taken the shoe off.
So does this increase blood clot risk? and if so how considerably?
Also, is it normal for a dislocated open fracture injury to still be very swollen after 2 years? It was already really swollen before the tight shoes incident last night?
I've uploaded a picture of the foot.
Thanks
Last night I wore some tight, slip on leather boots. Had them on for about 6 hours. After 2 hours I could feel intense pain in my right foot. The foot felt like it swollen right up in the shoe and gone really numb and painful.
My question is does this increase blood clot risk? By wearing tight, painful shoes over a dislocated open fracture that has now healed? I could tell that the shoe considerably cut off blood flow to the foot once it had swelled up. The veins looked all swollen and red when I taken the shoe off.
So does this increase blood clot risk? and if so how considerably?
Also, is it normal for a dislocated open fracture injury to still be very swollen after 2 years? It was already really swollen before the tight shoes incident last night?
I've uploaded a picture of the foot.
Thanks
Brief Answer:
Not likely to cause clots.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Wearing tight shoes can block the blood supply thus causing the swelling. This is not likely to cause the clots as long as you are XXXXXXX
The persistent swelling even after two years can be due to decreased venous drainage due to scarring after the surgery. You can keep the foot elevated on a pillow while sleeping and see if it disappears in the morning.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Not likely to cause clots.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Wearing tight shoes can block the blood supply thus causing the swelling. This is not likely to cause the clots as long as you are XXXXXXX
The persistent swelling even after two years can be due to decreased venous drainage due to scarring after the surgery. You can keep the foot elevated on a pillow while sleeping and see if it disappears in the morning.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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