Causes of swelling in calf injuries include soft tissue swelling, ligament injuries, and localized fractures. The causes are different, and the corresponding recovery time also varies. Soft tissue swelling recovery time is generally about half a month, ligament damage recovery time is generally two weeks, surgical treatment generally takes about two months to recover, local fracture recovery time is generally about four months.
1. Soft tissue swelling: If the degree of injury is mild, only slight swelling after the calf injury, two weeks or so can be recovered. However, if the swelling is accompanied by bruising, it will take half a month to one month to recover completely.
2. Ligament injury: calf swelling may be accompanied by ligament injury, if it is a mild ligament strain, two weeks to recover. If the ligaments need to be treated surgically, exercise and rehabilitation should be carried out after the operation, and generally 2 to 3 months can be recovered.
3. Localized fracture: If the injury is accompanied by a mild fracture, it needs to be immobilized in a plaster, and after surgery, it can usually be recovered in about four months.
Therefore, it is recommended that people with swollen leg injuries go to the hospital for examination and choose the appropriate treatment measures according to their condition and under the advice of the doctor.