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Have attached the report of my cousin .Please someone help if there are any serious issues in the report .His wife is pregnant and he is unable to walk so his wife has to go hospital tomorrow to show the reports .If anyone can explain the issues it would be helpful please
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Requires a knee brace to provide rest to the knee. The injuries will settle down in 3-6 weeks. Once comfortable he can walk with a stick and wearing the brace. Brace will also allow him to do knee movements.
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What's the history ? When n how did he sustain the injury . Is the pain / swelling any better ? Needs evaluation.
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Dr. Pranav Mahajan
Orthopedic surgeon
15 yrs exp
Indore
As per the report, there are multiple soft tissue injuries around knee joint including meniscus, retinaculum.. There is also one fracture in the small bone fibula near knee joint . All the injuries are mild to moderate in nature..
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He can wear one Long knee brace for support. He also needs to take bed rest for now, start with ice fomentation, take analgesic and anti inflammatory medicines..
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He also needs strict limb elevation over pillow, avoid weight bearing..
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