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What Causes A Dent On The Tibia After An Injury?

Yesterday night I was trying to run into my house because of the rain, and ended up slipping and falling into the porch steps, one of them hitting my left tibia pretty good. I experienced severe pain that night and went through school today with a duller pain still there. There isn t any bruising or swelling, which I m guessing is because I iced it right after the incident, but there s a noticeable dent or gap of some sort in my tibia now where I hit it. I can still walk and put a bit of weight on it, but I can t walk very far or put very much weight on it without it starting to hurt, so I don t think it s truly broken, but I still need to know what s wrong with my leg. Is it maybe a bone bruise or something of the like?
Fri, 22 Mar 2019
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Hi,

As there is no swelling and you can put a bit pressure on it, so it may not be fracture. It is only blunt trauma to leg. You can take tablet Tylenol for pain.

Continue ice application. If still pain is not reducing and it swells, then do X-ray leg after orthopedician consultation.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Shyam B. Kale,
General & Family Physician
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What Causes A Dent On The Tibia After An Injury?

Hi, As there is no swelling and you can put a bit pressure on it, so it may not be fracture. It is only blunt trauma to leg. You can take tablet Tylenol for pain. Continue ice application. If still pain is not reducing and it swells, then do X-ray leg after orthopedician consultation. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shyam B. Kale, General & Family Physician