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Is It To Be Concerned About The Stiffness Above The Knee Due To A Fall?
During a walk in the high pyrenees if fell and injured my right just below the knee. Since i am on anticoagulants (xarelto) I rapidly developed a major hematoma and was helicoptered to the nearest hospital. X- rays established that nothing was broken and i was dismissed from the hospital. We are now two weeks on and the hematoma has shrunk, but is still there and hurts mainly when I have been restin my leg ( elevation) and when standing up in the morning. Stiffness remains, but less now then before. Should i continue with RICE and/or should I start walking to get the blood circulatin? Rene
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Is It To Be Concerned About The Stiffness Above The Knee Due To A Fall?
hi, welcome to healthcaremagic. you seem to have soft tissue injury of your right leg you are already on the right track of treatment.only thing is these injuries might take 3-4 weeks for complete recovery. also since you are on anticoagulants, your haematoma is taking a bit more time to resolve. continue with RICE. avoid walking as much as possible . things should improve in another 1-2 weeks wishing you a speedy recovery thank you