My son broke his Tibia in 2 places, just above the ankle last Sun, skiing, no skin broken though. Leg swollen, lots of pain, hard to find med that ease pain. Ortho. waiting for swelling to go down so he can do surgery & perhaps insert a rod in leg. Today, his cast was oozing yellow fluid, & they went back to ER. It s coming from his skin. Is the yellow fluid a sign of infection?
Hello, The yellow liquid is from blisters that are created on the surface of the skin due to big swelling in the region. These blisters develop few days after the ankle fracture and are a sign that you should wait a little more until they Chat Doctor.  Sometimes these blisters are red color or hemorrhagic. The doctor can aspirate the liquid with sterile syringe and leave the leg uncovered from cast or bandage, so it