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What Does A Painful Bump On The Left Knee Indicate?
Hello.....I stumbled on a curb while on vacation and twisted my left leg, it is sore still after 10 days and I feel a slight bump on the left side of the bottom of my knee. I am typically very active, i.e. running, going regularly to the gym, pilates, etc. and this is keeping me from doing those things. I ve tried ibuprofen and icing it, but nothing seems to help.
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Fri, 9 Mar 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Without being able to examine your knee, I am limited to only giving you possibilities of what it might be: Depending on the size, color, etc, it may be a hematoma (collection of blood/bruise) that will take days weeks to reabsorb depending on the severity. It may also be a fracture in which a fragment of bone is displaced. You may want to consider going in to have it seen in person.
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Without being able to examine your knee, I am limited to only giving you possibilities of what it might be: Depending on the size, color, etc, it may be a hematoma (collection of blood/bruise) that will take days weeks to reabsorb depending on the severity. It may also be a fracture in which a fragment of bone is displaced. You may want to consider going in to have it seen in person.
Regards,
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