About 12 weeks ago at work a thin sheet of metal weighing about 30 to 40 kilos fell from about chest height onto my foot, I removed my boot straight away and there was a large swollen lump of swelling covering the entire top of my midfoot area, after about half hour the swelling was present around the entire area of my foot I could not bear weight on the foot and there was a tearing feeling coming from the top of foot area. I was sent for xray but no fractures were found, I rested the foot for 2 weeks and returned to work but after 2days working the foot swelled again and then i spent another 2 weeks off work during this time the swelling persisted and bruzing was present around my toes and alump was still noticable on the top of my foot, I returned to work and managed to get around ok but with some discomfort, after about 2 weeks i bump my foot on another sheet but not real hard like the first time yet it swelled again probably worse than before the entire foot was swollen I could not bear weight on it again for a couple of weeks they did another xray and there was no fractures the doctor then did a ultra sound and found the following a superficial complex fluid colllection (haematoma) measuring 5.4 x 1.1 x 5.0cm this extend from the 1st to the 5th metatarsal and a partial thickness tear of the extenson digitorum tendon to the great toe distally at the level of the site of impact. I have been off work for about 6 weeks although i can now walk around around there has been severe bruising on the bottom of my foot around the sesamoid bones area and the hematoma on the top of my foot about the size of a golf ball still remains. I have now been sent to a surgen and they are doing a mri in next couple of days to see what damage has been done, is it usual for swelling to be so persistant after these types of injurys?
is it usual for swelling to be so persistant after these types of injurys?
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Certainly NOT. Swelling is the body's natural reaction to injury. It is an indication that there has been both leakage of fluid from injured, possible destroyed cells and vessels and the bringing to the injury site of elements in the blood, the function of which is to attempt repair. It is unclear by your description the full extent of tissue and structural damage, but whether or not bones are fractures may not be a true measure of the severity of an injury. Crushing, compression injuries can be particularly devastating, and can often produce far more serious problems and require longer healing times than fractures, which when properly reduced and stabilized frequently heal as good as new. Especially where, as in your case, there has been repeated insult to the area, depending on the actual degree of damage, long-term swelling might well be expected. In addition to direct intervention, supportive measures aimed at reduction the swelling and protecting the foot from further injury are generally crucial at such times as you have described.
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Last edited by FootDoc; 6th October 2008 at 02:01 PM.
Well I had the mri, no fractures, tendon problems or joint effusion. I think they were looking for signs of RSD, I guess I have to wait for the surgeon to report on that, but the only finding was a lesion measure 4.3 x 2.1 x 1cm which they later call a subcutaneous subacute haematoma on dorsum of foot. Footdoc could you please help me understand whats the difference between a lesion and a haematoma or are they basically the same?
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RSD is always a possibility after any traumatic event. But although the diagnosis is often delayed and frequently difficult to make, this serious condition generally involves far more than just pain and swelling. There are typically color and temperature changes and mottling of the skin along with sensory changes and progression of area of symptoms which are refractory to ordinary treatment. If this is even considered, diagnosis must be made and intervention taken immediately, but so far you haven't voiced symptoms which would make me surely consider RSD. Have your own doctor evaluate.
A lesion can be any definable structural abnormality in the tissues of the body. While a hematoma ("haemtoma" where you apparently come from) is one TYPE of lesion, it can be more specifically defined as a localized organized mass resultant from and made up of an accumulation of clotted blood. Hematomata may be eventually absorbed by the body or may become calcified and persist. They potentially can cause harmful pressure on surrounding structures and when close to the skin may cause ulceration. Frequently, at the judgment of the attending doctor, they require evacuation by various means.
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Last edited by FootDoc; 9th October 2008 at 04:02 PM.
Many months after injury there is some slight swelling on dorsum of left foot, after seeing two orthopedic surgeons they suspect damaged or severed pedis artery or a feeder from that artery, mri was not able to pick up the exact damage, ive been told that the pedis artery on left foot has no pulse but the good right foot does, and that my foot should be ok even if this is completly severed does that sound right? As they could not give a answer to the extent of damage done I was advised if this is to become a ongoing problem bump the foot and it swells in the future that i must see a vascular surgeon which they said would probably cut the artery and tie it off. Does this make sense footdoc?
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It is really both impossible and unwarranted for me to offer a response which either confirms or negates what you have apparently been told, as such an answer would necessarily be based on the accuracy of a diagnosis which I have not made and the fidelity with which you have reported your doctors' views. As I often find need to point out, forums such as this are for GENERAL information of a sort which might or might not apply to any individual situation, and any opinion that I might offer without having all the facts would be both irresponsible and irrelevant to your decisions. If you have concern or reason to doubt your doctors' advise, I would recommend another hands on opinion.
a 6 foot long 4" x 4" fell across the top of my foot last monday. the pain and swelling have gone down and it only hurts at the top. I can do "toe pushups" without pain and walk with a "tennis shoe" (loose at the top.
I have treated it with cold and hot immursion and some rest. Anything else i can do to reduce the swelling and redness???
the past 3 months Ive been playing basketball about 5 times a week. the past couple of weeks the top of my foot has a little bit of pain to it. from my big toe to the center of my foot. today in practice one of my friends landed on my foot and i twisted it and now the top of my foot hurts a lot and i cant run fast or jump high. i can walk on it fine but it hurts when i walk and put a lot of weight on it. I'm not sure if i should go talk to a doctor and get an x-ray on it?
Last edited by brandon; 10th December 2009 at 05:25 AM.
blunt impact injury to top of foot
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