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Injury on lower tibia
Today while riding a bike its front portion got lifted in air(like a wheelie stunt) and the bike fell down to its right. While fell down I got hurt by its foot rest on my right legs tibia. I am able to walk and take load on my right leg. But the portion which got hurt swollen with redness. Should I consider it as a fracture?
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its difficult to comment
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check if swelling comes down in 24-48 hrs... if yes then ok but be causious if no
then see Ortho surgeon even a hair line fracture could allow some weight bearing but trouble some later on...
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Hello I can say that there is redness as well as swelling in that region... but then I cannot comment about the fracture as I need to DU examination over that region.. an x ray would be confirmative of the fracture so please meet Doctor in person
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