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What Causes Purple Coloration Of Foot And Ankle Post Fracture?

My eight year old daughter broke her tibia and fibula and had a cast for five weeks. She did not have surgery, now the cast is off and anytime she is upright for any amount of time her foot and ankle turn purple. What causes this and will it go away eventually?
Mon, 16 May 2016
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hi,

thank you for providing the brief history of your daughter.

A thorough clinical musculoskeletal assessment is advised.

As she had a fracture of tibia and fibula, for which cast was taken in to consideration a treatment of choice, the healing process would have been over by now. The discoloration of the skin is the metabolic waste which can be drained out by elevation of the leg over the pillow above the level of the heart.

Also, physical therapist can help teach some simple exercises to strengthen the muscles of the leg and avoid vascular insufficiency. This is a usual way we deal with our patients in such cases and majority responds well.

Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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What Causes Purple Coloration Of Foot And Ankle Post Fracture?

hi, thank you for providing the brief history of your daughter. A thorough clinical musculoskeletal assessment is advised. As she had a fracture of tibia and fibula, for which cast was taken in to consideration a treatment of choice, the healing process would have been over by now. The discoloration of the skin is the metabolic waste which can be drained out by elevation of the leg over the pillow above the level of the heart. Also, physical therapist can help teach some simple exercises to strengthen the muscles of the leg and avoid vascular insufficiency. This is a usual way we deal with our patients in such cases and majority responds well. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel