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A 42-year-old female asked:

Fractured femur/tibia.healed.now pain in leg swelling over tibia.had bone scan/mri femur bone thin.3 dr's later no help.pain mangment dr now. help!

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Dr. Kenneth Merriman
Dr. Kenneth Merrimananswered
Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience
?: Sorry to say but it looks as though you have had a good bit of work done checking this problem out and no good answer yet unfortunately I do not see much else to offer you as advice here.
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Dr. John Michalski
Dr. John Michalskianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 38 years experience
Leg pain: Check venous doppler for possible blood clots. I imagine you've also done rehab & modalities.
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