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Could Bruise From Hitting With Lawnmower Be Dangerous?

I hit the bottom of my shin really hard on a lawnmower that I couldn't see because it was dark. Now its bruised and my whole leg feels tingly at times and applying ice hurts really bad. Could it be just a normal bruise that will heal or something worse?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hitting a lawn mower so hard that it caused a bad bruise may have caused a minor fracture as well. Otherwise ice applications usually doesn't hurt.
Its best to get an X Ray of the shin and consult an orthopedics if there is a fracture.
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Could Bruise From Hitting With Lawnmower Be Dangerous?

Hitting a lawn mower so hard that it caused a bad bruise may have caused a minor fracture as well. Otherwise ice applications usually doesn t hurt. Its best to get an X Ray of the shin and consult an orthopedics if there is a fracture.