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Swelling in baby feet
My baby is 10 months old and object fell on her feet. It's been a week and swelling is still there. Baby is not showing any pain. Baby is crawling, pulling up to stand, crusing. How long will swelling be there? Should an x-ray be taken?
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Get an X-ray but also continue ice fomentation , look for color discolouration for toe nails
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Swelling might indicate soft tissue injury or a fracture. Kids usually can't complain of pain directly .get checked and get xray of foot.
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Swelling usually lasts for 1-2 weeks. If not painful no need for xray. Ice application will do.
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
Orthopedic surgeon
5 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Ofcourse, get xray first
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