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If a soft tissue injury is still swollen is it still acute?

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Not necessarily: Swelling can be either acute (new or recent) onset or swelling can be chronic (old) onset. A soft tissue injury can have either acute or chronc swelling associated with it. For some types of injuries the swelling can take longer to resolve.

Dr Fowler and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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