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What Could Inability To Bear Weight (on Limbs) After A Fall Indicate?

My boyfriend jumped off an elevated platform, in bare feet, landed and fell to the ground. Now unable to bear any weight or walk. No swelling, able to wiggle toes, able to tolerate palpation of sole and heel, pain on ROM. I gave him ibuprofen, and he s doing RICE. I don t think there s a Fx ....what do we do?
Wed, 28 May 2014
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Hi and welcome to HCM. Thanks for the query.
you should rule out fracture anyways by doing xrays. it sounds like something less serious but it is always possible that fracrure happends and then splint is neccesary.
Wish you good health. Regards
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What Could Inability To Bear Weight (on Limbs) After A Fall Indicate?

Hi and welcome to HCM. Thanks for the query. you should rule out fracture anyways by doing xrays. it sounds like something less serious but it is always possible that fracrure happends and then splint is neccesary. Wish you good health. Regards