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Incision and drainage of puss from toe.

2017-03-17 12:21:53
BEFORE 1.5 MONTHS I HAD AN INCISION ON MY HIND TOE DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF PUSS. IN HOW MANY DAYS IT WILL COMPLETLY HEAL.SINCE I M A SPORTS PLAYER AFTER HOW MANY DAYS I CAN START PLAYING CRICKET.
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Usually clean incised wounds heal in 3 weeks and doesn't usually cause issue if it doesn't get reinfected...how and when you can play cricket is dependent upon how big a incision it was... Usually you should be able to resume the practice and play 4 weeks post op and once your physio has given you a clearance after thoroughly evaluating the healing and  scar formation...
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1.please get evaluated by your team physio and team physician before you start any sporting activity 2. even after resuming sports , please use additional padding while playing to avoid the direct pressure or trauma on the toe which has a newly formed tissue. 3. if you are a bowler , then you may even consider wearing insoles in your shoes or spikes, to counter the impact that comes of landing stride when you deliver the ball... 4. if you are a batsman, and injury is on your front then marginally opening up your stance will keep the injured toes away from line of Yorkers...
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all the opinions shared here are based on info you provided, to give a comprehensive analysis, we need to factor in lot of factors like exact nature of your play wether bowler or batsman or keeper...... feel free to get in touch for additional inputs

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