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Reddish Lump On The Shin After An Injury. Will This Affect Me Playing?
I fell badly and hit my shin hard about three weeks ago, I had a significant lump at the time and some bleeding I still have a red lump and pain at the point of impact on my shin now, and the lump feels hard. It hurts when I touch it and when I put my shin guards on to play hockey. Do I need to do something and is there a risk in playing sport ?
Fri, 14 Sep 2012
hi
Thanks for posting your query
You had injury over your shin after fall And you had swelling & tenderness at the point of impact.
It might be a contusion or a fracture (stress),
So you need a x-ray to rule out the fracture.
So you have to visit an orthopaedic surgeon for clinical exam & x-rays as required.
Regards.
Thanks for posting your query
You had injury over your shin after fall And you had swelling & tenderness at the point of impact.
It might be a contusion or a fracture (stress),
So you need a x-ray to rule out the fracture.
So you have to visit an orthopaedic surgeon for clinical exam & x-rays as required.
Regards.
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