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My doctor has me wearing a pto knee brace for instability of the patella. i have been wearing it for 5 days and today i noticed my ankle is swelled.

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Too tight!: Most likely, swelling in ankle is due to wearing your knee brace too tight. See if you can wear it a bit looser. Discuss w/your doctor to determine your risk for coincidental clot development ie deep vein thrombosis or DVT (less likely).

Dr Keith agreed

Answered 5/3/2016

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A member asked:

My doctor has me wearing a pto knee brace for instability of the patella. i have been wearing it for 5 days and today i noticed my ankle is swelled.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Dr Keith agreed

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