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Hi i suffered a severe ankle sprain (grade 3) 5 weeks ago, and when my leg is down for 5 minutes, or even less, my foot/leg turns red/purple. normal?
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Vasomotor: mechanism appears to be sustained some damage in the affected area to push blood up upon changing position.
Answered 6/18/2018
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