on 5/4, i was sparring at a karate tournament and my ankle hit my partner's knee. my ankle became bruised and swollen and it hurts to walk and touch it. what should i do?

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On 5/4 my ankle hit my partner's knee and it bruised right away could I have fractured my ankle please help hurts to walk or move it ?

Answer 1

Duration suggests...: ...Possible problem. Just cannot say if bone bruise or fracture over internet. Likely best to go to urgent care for exam and x-ray to be sure do not need more specific orthopedic treatment.

Answer 2

Contusion vs fractur: Most likely just a contusion . Elevate , ice and rest for a few days. Will slowly resolve. If however, you hit with great force, heard/felt a "snap" and aurere unable to walkon it an xray is in order to rule out a more severe injury like a fracture.

Answer 3

Sparring: This was quite a while ago. You should seek medical care and x rays.

Answer 4

Depends on Bloodflow: If the skin around necrotic area is still healthy only a small portion is necrotic then you can start locally the first week with antibiotic cream to reduce bioburden and keep using local debridement - removedead tissue off the wound site and try to heal the area. Diabetic ulcers respond to oral vitamin k2 - you can read http://vitamink2.Org. I use 10% Phenytoin cream locally http://drbrown.Us.

Answer 5

Diabetic foot: You need to seek care from wound center or podiatrist as soon as possible. The evaluation of a diabetic foot ulcer requires a careful history, investigation of your neurological status of your feet, an assessment of the blood flow, and a comprehensive treatment plan that may include debridement, cultures, offloading (which is the most important issue most of the time), and testing. Do not delay!

Answer 6

Wound Care Center: If you suffer from any diabetic foot wound you need to see help with a certified wound care specialist and podiatric surgeon. Wound care centers specialize in treating all kinds of complicated diabertic and non diabetic wounds. If you are suffering with a necrotic wound seek medical attention, dont delay becuase a wound untreated can lead to limb loss.

Answer 7

Team approach: Depends on what is meant by necrotic. Is there blood flow to the extremity or wound? If not, a vascular or interventional cardiologist need to increase the blood flow to the extremity. A podiatrist is needed to get any bony prominence resected and to offlaod the wound. An endocrinologist is needed to get the diabetes under control if out of control.

Answer 8

Medical care: Best care would imply you are seeing the appropriate people to best deal with this condition. A team approach responsible for keeping your sugar under control, making sure your bloodflow is adequate, offloading the foot if the ulcer is on the bottom of the foot and taking care of all other comornidities. This is not something to do without proper medical attention.

Answer 9

Multiple factors: It’s changing every day. Wound care requires multi-discipline input for proper wound healing. There are multiple modalities and multiple strategies to get a wound closed but it takes a knowledgeable well trained specialist to know when to implement the appropriate treatment during the course of wound healing using evidence based medicine.

Answer 10

See a professional: Successful treatment of diabetic foot ulcers consists of addressing these three basic issues: debridement, offloading, and infection control. Seek professional assistance.

Answer 11

Maggot therapy: If the wound is necrotic this needs to be removed. Apply maggots to debride the wound. Must make sure the blood supply is adequate for healing. Need to off load the wound. See a wound care specialist.

Answer 12

Depends on direction: This depends on the direction of fracture. If the fracture is horizontal, the knee has to be immobilized to prevent possible displacement of the fracture and disruption of the knee extensor mechanism. If the fracture is vertical, you don't have to do much. Just don't do anything that causes pain in the knee and try to prevent any further trauma for about 2-3 months.

Answer 13

Not Surgery!: The treatment is conservative. I would suggest a hinged knee brace with or without crutches. This should get better without any surgery though. Sometimes a short course of therapy is helpful as well.

Answer 14

Yes: It is very successful and very wildly used for this type of conditions:.

Answer 15

Usually: Yes, it is beneficial for a number of causes of back pain as well as sciatica. In acupuncture we often treat the source of the pain rather than the location of the pain. So by treating the back problem - it usually causes the radiation down the leg to resolve.

Answer 16

Neural irritation: There are several causes of low back pain and thigh pain. Problems with the hip joint can often cause back/buttock pain that radiates to the groin and thigh. Irriation to the lumbar nerve roots in the lower back can also cause leg pain. Thigh pain is often seen with irritation to the l2, l3, and/or occasionally L4 nerve roots.

Answer 17

L34 disc herniation: Ppressure on the L4 nerve cause front of thigh pain.This can be caused by degenerative settling and crowding.

Answer 18

Sacroiliac joint: Sacroiliac joint dysfunction, unlike lumbar spine disorder with neural impingement, is known to include radiation of pain to anterior thigh & groin. For more information about this topic see my chronic pain board at quora.Com.

Answer 19

Depends: If it's one ankle, then it's a sign of an ankle injury.

Answer 20

Yes: Swelling in ankles can many things. Heartfailure is just one. Gout, arthritis , venous insufficiency, hypothyroidism , are just a few others you need a full exam with detailed history along with labs, cxr, ekg and possibly an echo of the heart.

on 5/4, i was sparring at a karate tournament and my ankle hit my partner's knee. my ankle became bruised and swollen and it hurts to walk and touch it. what should i do?

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