Foot Injury
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Foot Injury Symptoms
Symptoms of a mild foot injury include:
Foot pain
that rapidly improves
No
foot pain
during walking
Mild
foot bruise
Mild
foot swelling (unilateral)
Symptoms of a serious foot injury include:
Laceration
or
puncture wound
Foot or toe deformity
Inability to walk
Inability to move the foot
Foot tenderness:
May occur overlying a broken bone or
sprained ligament
Worsening
foot pain (unilateral)
Worsening
foot bruise
Worsening
foot swelling (unilateral)
For more information:
Foot fracture symptoms
Foot wound symptoms
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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2009
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Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Foot Injury References:
Burns J, Keenan AM, Redmond A. Foot type and overuse injury in triathletes. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2005 May-Jun;95(3):235-41.
Kunkel M, Miller SD. Return to work after foot and ankle injury. Foot Ankle Clin. 2002 Jun;7(2):421-8, viii.