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Leg laceration
Leg laceration
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Laceration is a medical term that means a cut or a wound
Dr. Fateh Entabi
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Short-term (lasts days to weeks)
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Ibuprofen
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Acetaminophen
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What is the definition or description of: Leg laceration?
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Leg laceration, may be infected, who do I see?
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A 44-year-old member asked:
My back leg laceration with heat and swelling?
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A 72-year-old female asked:
Had an accident with leg/arm lacerations. Can you take your blood pressure on an arm if it had stitches near the wrist. Cannot use other arm or legs as they are bandaged. Thank you for your time?
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Laceration of leg, what are signs of infection?
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Badly bruised leg on bedframe, almost 2 weeks ago still purplish on back of leg and stingy pain on laceration site. Is this infected or usual healing?
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I just had the 7 stitches in my right leg 5in above my ankle next to my shin bone removed from a laceration cause by a stab wound. I'm day 13 out from?
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Felland got road rash small laceration no stitches two daysafter feel like cold drops running down leg bone?
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Hi, My leg started feeling numb and asleep. MRI indicated a l5 s1 annulus fibrosus laceration. I started getting tailbone pain when sitting. Is the tailbone pain related ? Any exercises to do and avoid? How long till will it take to heal? Regards
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What to do if I have multiple lacerations on my thigh (for less than 24 hours now) and have worry?
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Hi i got my sutures out today for a knee laceration and it opened up slightly but not much is that normal or should I be concerned?
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Had stitches last month for 2wks for a laceration on my knee-they removed 2 weeks ago. Scar is very painful, hurts & itches since. Very uncomfortable!
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Scraped knee on asphalt today picture on profile what to know what first aid I should put on it? Burns and bleed quite a bit .. Inch deep laceration
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A 34-year-old female asked:
What can I do to speed my recovery from a knee laceration with 7 stitches? Bruising/swelling/pain is minimal.
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A 72-year-old female asked:
Accident 8/14 22 staples left inside calf near ankle. Small cut 1" from staples is leaking clear some fluid. Have edema from staples. No infection. Staples come out 9/1 and wound care. Bad laceration. Using pads for fluid. When will the fluid stop?
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Outer thigh pain, numbness, tingling, burning. Tender to touch. Pull in muscle at beginning of year, deep laceration up the thigh when younger.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
I have a small laceration on my left lower limb on the tibia bone. It seems deep enough for stitches. Strangely there is an air bubble developing around the wound under the skin ?
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Is it normal to have extra water retention following a knee laceration that required stitches (7)? I also did thyrogen therapy (2 shots) this week.
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A 39-year-old male asked:
I had a laceration on my left calf in April 2019, was very deep, hospital just stitched the skin closed. Area very sensitive and sometimes sore. Have a lump above the laceration. Which doctor is best to see for this, does it need to be repaired?
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Why is the pain from a dressing my doctor put on my shin getting severe and moving into my bone up from the wound? I had a severe crush injury to my left foot and shin.I have a laceration that needs a skin graft on my shin.The stitches have been out for w
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What are some good leg workouts?
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Lumpness that's going into my leg?
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A 28-year-old female asked:
PLEASE heLp My Leg kEEp giving oUt?
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How to reduce my butt & leg weight?
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What are symptoms of fluid in my leg?
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What does fluid in your leg feel like?
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Hey, my leg is hurting. Can you help Me?
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I would like to know about my leg issue
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What should I do if i can't extend my leg?
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I keep feeling this random pain in my leg?
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