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Suggest Medication To Relieve Pain From An Old Elbow Injury

Is there any hope for pain relief from an OLD elbow injury. I broke the radial head 30 years ago and they set it wrong. So then they operated and removed the radial head and put in a silicone implant which always hurt. Several years down the road they took it out and a few years later went back in and cut off some more of the bone and cleaned up the elbow joint. It has ALWAYS hurt since the day I broke it but it is getting worse and my arm seems to be getting shorter more quickly. In addition, I lose control of my hand periodically. My insurance deductible is too high to even pretend that I have insurance coverage so I want to be sure anything further I have done will bring me relief. And yes, I had this done by specialists.
Mon, 1 Jan 2024
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Hello,

You are suffering from implant failure. There are multiple reports of implant failure and reactive synovitis. Progressive pain in the elbow or wrist are early and prominent symptoms of failure. You can take pain relieving medications, naproxen or Combiflam, one stat after food. Applying pain relieving sprays like Volini on the affected area will give symptomatic relieve from pain. Include turmeric in your regular diet, it has anti-inflammatory effects. Get clinically examined by an Orthopaedics' to detect the clinical signs of synovitis.

You will be accordingly treated with steroid injections in case inflammation and swelling is detected. Post surgery complications like fragmentation of the implant, osteoarthritis, and synovitis are common. Get re-examined and re-evaluated to detect complications like postoperative extension lags or instability so that repair surgery and symptomatic treatment can be done to help reduce your symptoms.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
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Suggest Medication To Relieve Pain From An Old Elbow Injury

Hello, You are suffering from implant failure. There are multiple reports of implant failure and reactive synovitis. Progressive pain in the elbow or wrist are early and prominent symptoms of failure. You can take pain relieving medications, naproxen or Combiflam, one stat after food. Applying pain relieving sprays like Volini on the affected area will give symptomatic relieve from pain. Include turmeric in your regular diet, it has anti-inflammatory effects. Get clinically examined by an Orthopaedics to detect the clinical signs of synovitis. You will be accordingly treated with steroid injections in case inflammation and swelling is detected. Post surgery complications like fragmentation of the implant, osteoarthritis, and synovitis are common. Get re-examined and re-evaluated to detect complications like postoperative extension lags or instability so that repair surgery and symptomatic treatment can be done to help reduce your symptoms. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician