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Can Blood Clot In Shin Cause Numbness?

I fell over the conveyer belt at an airport and hit my lower shin and it has been numb ever since in that area...it has been three weeks..the first two weeks it was extreme pain and now the pain has minimized but the numbness is still present. Could it be a blood clot?
posted on Mon, 24 Feb 2014
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Dear I read your scenario constantly pressing of peripheral nerve by any cause causes the numbness it can be a blood clot which press the nerve or can be other cause. You should do full blood count and nerve conduction study. Hope you will followe my advice and get well soon. If you have any problem you can ask or should go to your physician thanks.
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Can Blood Clot In Shin Cause Numbness?

Dear I read your scenario constantly pressing of peripheral nerve by any cause causes the numbness it can be a blood clot which press the nerve or can be other cause. You should do full blood count and nerve conduction study. Hope you will followe my advice and get well soon. If you have any problem you can ask or should go to your physician thanks.