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What Causes Haematoma On Shin After An Injury?
Question: I hit my shin on a skinny tree sled riding. My shin nailed the tree and I spun around and fell off the sled it felt like I just was stabbed in the shin when it happened. It swelled up for awhile and it instantly bruised when I hit the tree while I was resting and I could barely put my sock on my foot it was swelled up so much. Then when the swelling went down my whole shin and just became completely numb. the feeling came back around where I hit my shin but directly where I hit my shin and about alittle bit around it stayed completely numb and still has been for a week and a half. Im am only 15 so me and my friend became curious and we stuck a long tack in the numb part of my shin and stuck it completely in as far as we could g get it and I felt nothing. Then pulled it out and blood came out like a volcano. Will the feeling ever come back or should I see a doctor?
Brief Answer:
You can wait for numbness to resolve, this may take 2 weeks more.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case,
Due to blunt injury there can be hematoma collection .The bleeding that occurs result in hematoma collection. Over a period of time, as hematoma resolves it cause local skin symptoms around the hematoma.
Do ice application, and thrombhophobe ointment may help and take rest.
You can wait for numbness to resolve, this may take 2 weeks more.
You can take tab methylcobalamine 1500 mcg daily for early recovery.
Eat fresh fruits and salads for early recovery.
If not recovered then you may need to do blood investigation and x ray.
This can be done consulting your treating doctor.
Take precaution to avoid infection around hematoma.
Keep area clean and dry.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
You can wait for numbness to resolve, this may take 2 weeks more.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case,
Due to blunt injury there can be hematoma collection .The bleeding that occurs result in hematoma collection. Over a period of time, as hematoma resolves it cause local skin symptoms around the hematoma.
Do ice application, and thrombhophobe ointment may help and take rest.
You can wait for numbness to resolve, this may take 2 weeks more.
You can take tab methylcobalamine 1500 mcg daily for early recovery.
Eat fresh fruits and salads for early recovery.
If not recovered then you may need to do blood investigation and x ray.
This can be done consulting your treating doctor.
Take precaution to avoid infection around hematoma.
Keep area clean and dry.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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