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Fracture in right foot
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I am asking for my mother.
She is 50 years old.
Today she fell from stairs four stairs up from ground. And his weight was on right elbow and right foot.
As she fell into ground we saw her. Her foot was swelling right side of foot near bone which connects fingers bones..
And lot of pain. She was unable to lift her leg.. so we applied move cream an lightly applied and then tied with cloth and took her to x ray first and after xray go to govt hospital.
They saw xray and suggest to temperory plaster for 7 days and lots of medicine given. And said to revisit after 7 days.
I need your advice.
Which type of injury is it
And how long will it take to heal and what precaution needs
Pls give your valuable guidance
I m worried about her
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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 foot.
--. Avoid painful acts & activities.
--. Fomentation with warm water. Let the part not be exposed to cold.
-- .Do mild exercises for &the affected part.- foot toes & ankle.
--.(Take help of physiotherapist or you can visit my YouTube channel Dr. N. C. Gupta and watch 'Me & My Yoga' and 'Yoga Simplified'.
Kindly subscribe to the channel to get continuous guidence & notifications. It is free.
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 you a quick recovery & good health.
Dr N C Gupta MS (ortho)
DMC no.3624
Thanks.
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Dr. Samir Basak
Spine and Pain Specialist
9 yrs exp
Kolkata
Looks like cuneiform fracture
Next Steps
Plaster for 20 days.
Health Tips
Don't too tight the plasters. Or there will be compartment syndrome
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