Suggest Treatment For Painful Swelling In Elbow After Injury

Posted on Fri, 11 Dec 2015

Question: My boyfriend fell backwards while reclining in a chair... He tried to catch himself landed mostly on his elbow hitting concrete floor. This happened yesterday. Now his elbow is extremely swollen, red and very painful. What kind of injury would you suspect and what kind of treatment?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Sudhir Kumar (46 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Likely to be having fracture.

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query

I'm Dr Sudhir Kumar

I have gone through your query and understand your concern. Your boyfriend is likely to have got fracture of olecranon process of ulna ( one of bone forming elbow joint) as his elbow is swollen, red and extremely swollen. Primary treatment of it is rest to joint preferably by splint and analgesic such as ibuprofen 400 mg three times a day after meals. Omeprazole 20 mg before meals per is useful to prevent acidity by analgesic if any. X rays of elbow joint AP and lateral view is useful in deciding further treatment. You can discuss with your doctor about it.

Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.

Wishing you a good health.
Take care.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar