What to do if your leg is swollen after breaking it

After the leg is broken, local swelling is obvious, need to pay attention to the fracture or dislocation and other possibilities, it is recommended to routinely improve the local X-ray examination, to determine whether there is a fracture or dislocation and other serious conditions. If it is just a general soft tissue injury and swelling, the treatment plan is relatively simple, the local need to rest, temporarily avoid long-distance walking, strenuous exercise. Within 24 hours of the injury, you can choose to apply ice packs to reduce swelling and pain, and after 24 hours, you can apply hot compresses to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and you can spray Yunnan Baiyao aerosol, which will help to reduce the local swelling. Localized wounds are usually accompanied by pain and discomfort, you can take oral painkillers, such as Lovenox extended-release tablets, to help relieve the local pain.