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Elbow injury

2022-09-29 11:50:23
I fell down today and had swelling in my Right elbow...nd took xray nd my doctor suggested AE slab nd rest...but no fracture in xray..can someone help me out why !!!
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AE slab for the swelling to subside I feel, doesn’t look like there are fractures. Keep the AE slab for 2 weeks atleast, so that if any muscular injury subsides and swelling also subsided. If u have any other doubts
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Avoid lifting weights and doing some kind of feats with that upper limb for 2 weeks give complete rest.

Answered2022-09-30 07:25:14

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X ray is not clear But overall looks okay Slab is applied for soft tissue injury to heal

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Just for edema to settle

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