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Ankle pain after hip surgery
My mother fell down at home and got
INTERTROCH.ANTERIC FRACTURE RIGHT HIP. Surgery done on 17th Jan 23, she is getting severe ankle pain, what to do please suggest
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This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate your mother in detail.
-Control Hypertension, Diabetes or metabolic disorder, if there is any.
--. Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding.
--. Keep a pillow under the knee and leg.
--. Avoid painful acts & activities.
--. Fomentation with warm water/ Gel pac .
Let the part not be exposed to cold.
-- .Do mild exercises for foot and ankle and toes.
--.visit my YouTube channel
'DrN C Gupta' and watch 'Me & My Yoga' and 'Yoga Simplified'.
Kindly subscribe to the channel to get continuous guidence & notifications.
It is free.
--or else contact a physiotherapist.
https://youtube.com/channel/ucpeqc6b1ywzwin048jsu6rw
-Any way it may be tried,
--. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1 tab once a day x 5days
--. Caldikind plus (Mankind) 1 tab Once a day x 10 days.
-(You may need help of your local doctor to get these medicines.)
Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines.
--For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital.
--Wish your mother a quick recovery & good health.
Thanks.
Dr N C Gupta MS (ortho.)
DMC no.3624
If no relief, then visit the doctor who operated on your mother and follow his advise.
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Better to take rest , apply ice packs now and when you go for dressing to hospital, get examined by operating surgeon only
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started walking?
h/o fever? is she diabetic?
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clinical examination of ankle/xray ankle
Health Tips
Limb elevation
hot fomentation
Elastic crepe bandage
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Dr. Karri Venkatesh
Orthopedic surgeon
3 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
Pain or stiffness??
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
Orthopedic surgeon
4 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Is there any injury to ankle while she fall down?
If severe pain in ankle, then better to go for xray ankle scan.. it will help in further plan of treatment..
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if no bony injury in ankle in xray, then it will be alright with medicine
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