Medical Treatment

• If you have broken a bone, the doctor will first immobilize your leg and then may repair the break surgically.
  
  
• If your knee replacement is worn and slipping, you likely will be given pain relievers until an orthopedist can determine if the knee should be replaced.
  
  
• Infection in the joint calls for antibiotics, washing out the joint, and often replacing the joint.
  
  
• Doctors will reset any dislocation promptly to decrease the chance of damage to nerves or blood vessels.
  
  
• A confirmed clot should be treated with anticlotting agents such as heparin (Hep-Lock, Liquaemin) or enoxaparin (Lovenox).