Suggest Treatment For Knee Pain And Foot Numbness After Foot Sprain

Posted on Sun, 27 Dec 2015

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Question : I was seen on Dec 24th at ER and was told I had a sprained left foot, I twisted by slipping on the ice, I do have a injury on that foot from 3 years ago and have a plate and screws in it, I'm now have pain going up to my knee and my foot is numb and cold.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It is better to get a fresh x ray

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and i think that you need to get a fresh x ray and get it checked by an orthopaedic surgeon as there are few possibilities.
1.There can be breakage of implant (plate and screws)
2.There can be hair line fracture.
3.it can be a muscular injury.
If x rays is normal then it is muscular injury. you need following treatment.
1.Splinting in form of bandage or plaster.
2. Hot water fomentation
3.Volitran ointment local application.
4.NSAID like brufen or combiflam.
I hope these steps will be helpful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks

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