Should I Be Concerned About A Lump On The Knee?

Posted on Fri, 30 Mar 2018

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Question : Partial knee inside of right leg three weeks ago. Tonight somewhat painful, lump on outside of right knee. Size of a walnut. Should I be concerned? I do have a picture

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hematoma.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

The lump should be hematoma. Do cold sponging and applied a compression bandage. You can take pain killer like acetaminophen for pain.

I hope this answers your query.

Wishing you good health.

Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar