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What Causes Excruciating Pain When You Touch The Knee After A Fall?
I am a 55 woman and I fell hard onto my right knee about a week ago. The bruising and skin scrape are just about gone but I still have some swelling on the right side of the knee cap and although I have no pain when I walk, I have excruciating pain when you touch it just ever so slightly. Did I tear something or will it just take more time for the inside to heal?
Wed, 25 Nov 2015
Hi.
If the wound is superficial, rest and a cold compress initially followed by a hot compress later will suffice. But if it lasts longer than usual then please do visit a doctor. It could be a tear, it could be skeletal injury, it could be hemarthrosis, anything is possible but requires investigation. For now avoid weight bearing, go about the compress and keep your leg elevated.
Best wishes.
If the wound is superficial, rest and a cold compress initially followed by a hot compress later will suffice. But if it lasts longer than usual then please do visit a doctor. It could be a tear, it could be skeletal injury, it could be hemarthrosis, anything is possible but requires investigation. For now avoid weight bearing, go about the compress and keep your leg elevated.
Best wishes.
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