When Should You Call the Doctor?

Emergent medical care should be sought if, due to injury,

• there is almost immediate swelling in the knee,
  
  
• if the bones appear deformed,
  
  
• if there is inability to bear weight,
  
  
• if the pain is intolerable,
  
  
• if there is loss of sensation below the injury site
  
  
• or if the foot and ankle turn cold and no pulses can be felt.