An x-ray for my son's broken ankle showed calcium deposits along lower leg.  What causes this?
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That's part of the healing process, it happens if the bone hasn't properly healed
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There is no way to fix a calcaneus bone.\nI take it you mean to remove the excess calcium.
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It is a finding on xray, that is very dense, as dense as bone, but is not a bone.  It is evidence of an old infection that has been sequestered to a lymph node.  Fungal infections, tuberculosis, parasites and some environmental elements can be taken out to the lymph nodes, where the body has a particular reaction, called a granulomatous reaction, ie forms a granuloma, and takes care of the infection.  Frequently, the granuloma gets calcified before the body can clear up the debris, and it will be with you always.  I have had one in my left armpit for the last 40 years.  They always comment on it in mammograms, but it is stable and is just an incidental finding.  Almost never are calcified granulomas evidence of any current disease process.  Rest easy, all is okay.  If that is the worst finding in your health workup, go celebrate.
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If you are sure there is no break or dislocation, it's probably a soft tissue injury, which are very painful and very slow to heal. Try rotating ice and wet heat on the injury when her will allow it, (30 min each, then 2 hours off) and have her move her ankle around so the joint doesn't freeze up while healing. The ice will help whatever swelling she may experience, and the heat will soothe and draw the blood into the area to help healing.   Some soft tissue injuries take longer to heal completely than breaks do.   Poor baby.
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it's probably not osteoporosis, it's probably Scoliosis. Which is very common, go see your pediatrician
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No, he shouldn't.  You need to bring him in to see your family physician.\n\nThe docter will want to x-ray his foot.  If he can't make a diagnosis from that, he will more than likely want to run some tests \n\nIt is also possible that he could have a condition that caused him to sprain his anke in the first place.\n\nOn the brighter side, his being only 2 (the terrible 2 stage), that he could just be aggrevating it over and over so as not to allow it to heal.\n\nTwo year olds are hard to keep still but he definitely needs to see a docter and have it checked out just the same.\n\nI wouldn't want to see him end up with permanant dammage to his foot.\n\nGood Luck and don't worry but do take action.
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Hypocalcemia is an abnormally low level of calcium in the blood. It may be caused by low levels of parathyroid hormone (hypoparathyroidism). Other causes of hypocalcemia include vitamin D deficiency, kidney failure, acute pancreatitis, or insufficient magnesium and protein in the blood. \n\nSymptoms often do not occur with mild hypocalcemia. As hypocalcemia becomes more severe, the following symptoms may develop:\n\nAbnormal heart rhythms\nMuscle cramps, muscle twitching, or seizures\nInability to detect touch accompanied by burning, pricking, tickling, or tingling sensation (paresthesia) of the hands, feet, lips, and tongue\nHypocalcemia is treated by determining and treating the cause of the low blood calcium. Oral or intravenous calcium is given to restore the blood level to normal.
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My husband just fractured his ankle bones. It happened at work.
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My boyfriend has a steel plate in his ankle.... want to try what he was doing?
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Why would you seek answers from here?  This is definitely a condition requiring immediate medical attention.  Infections can lead to multi-system infections.  If it is severe and left untreated, it could lead to the loss of your foot, infection in your blood stream, need I go on?  If insurance or finances are an issue, go to the ER of your local hospital, they can direct you to services for medical assistance to pay the bill.  \nThe longer you wait, the more serious this issue will become for you.  It isn't going to go away on its own.
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gout?? i had it, to much protine can turn into crystal deposits on your joints , very painful!!
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Yes, please see a doctor at once. This could be related to a bacteria, which is a flesh-eating bacteria. Goes through the circulatory system, often shows up in the legs / ankles area.
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1. Calcium, phosphate, and vit. D levels\n2. Wolff's law - increased mechanical stress on bone causes increased bone deposit\n3. Hormonal levels - e.g. low estrogen levels may cause osteoporosis\n4. Activity level - sedentary vs. active\n5. Disease or not - e.g. some tumors are osteolytic, osteogenesis imperfecta, infection
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possibly have an infection now with the stone , check with your dr again
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pedilite, that is what my doctor said to give to my kids, i would check with your doctor first BEFORE doin anything
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could you be thinking og osgood-schlatter disease? inflammation or partial separation of the tibial tubercle caused by chronic irritation. usually aas a result of overuse of the quadriceps muscle . seen primarily in adolescent boys .you can find more info online i'm sure
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No, this sounds like an additional injury that was not previously noticed or is something new. They could be connected only by the means of that by working on your feet that particular foot/ankle is compensating for the other one now due to a shift caused by the previous injury. Get it looked at im sure it is fixable more easily that you think. physical therapy im sure will work wonders. Similar thing happened to me.