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Could Swelling Of Hip And Toes Be Related To Total Knee Replacement?
I had total knee replacement Sept 4th everything was fine til a week ago my leg has swollen twice its size from my hip to my toes an its very painful what can be causeing this my bone doctor says its just my rhuemitoid acting up but I think its more cause my pain is in my hip knee an ankle
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
Hello,
I think this may be a deep vein thrombosis which is not rare complication after knee replacement even though you may have taken anticoagulant therapy after the surgery. If you have swelling of the leg and redness and local temperature and pain in all leg it is a sign of DVT. Bloods tests and Doppler ultrasound examination will confirm this diagnosis.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Valbona Selmani
I think this may be a deep vein thrombosis which is not rare complication after knee replacement even though you may have taken anticoagulant therapy after the surgery. If you have swelling of the leg and redness and local temperature and pain in all leg it is a sign of DVT. Bloods tests and Doppler ultrasound examination will confirm this diagnosis.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Valbona Selmani
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