A member asked:

I have a chip fracture in my foot/ankle and after a week all the veins in my foot are bright yellow and have slightly bulged out. what is going on?

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Dr. Joel Cooperman answered

Specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Resolving bruise: What you describe could be a resolving deep bruise. Trauma bad enough to frature a bone most likely damaged blood vessels and lymph vessels in the foot area. That can cause the discoloration and the swelling. Ice, support, possibly a restrictive shoe , all can help.

Answered 7/7/2014

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