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Lump On Ankle Bone, Painful Around Shin. What Does This Mean?
My son played rugby today and now he has a lump on his ankle just to the side of the ankle bone and he is complaining of a lot of pain up the outside of the calf with the pain going round to the shin. He is 15 years' any ideas? He did say that someone trod on his ankle but he will not go to the hospital. He never realy complains of pain
Mon, 30 Sep 2013
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
Based on the description, I suspect that he could have suffered a soft tissue hematoma (blood clot) due to injury.
An xray is mandatory to rule out any bony injury.
The general treatment guidelines are as follows -
- protect the injured area from further injury by using a support or splint
- rest the injured joint . Avoid activity for the first 48 to 72 hours.
- Ice packing the painful area for the first 48 to 72 hours after the injury. Apply ice wrapped in a damp towel to the injured area for 15 to 20 minutes every two to three hours during the day
- Use an elastic compression bandage around the injured area to limit any swelling and movement that could damage it further. It should be wrapped snugly around the affected area but not so tightly that it restricts blood flow.
- keep the injured area raised and supported on a pillow to help reduce swelling.
- use simple analgesics like aleve or advil as needed.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
Based on the description, I suspect that he could have suffered a soft tissue hematoma (blood clot) due to injury.
An xray is mandatory to rule out any bony injury.
The general treatment guidelines are as follows -
- protect the injured area from further injury by using a support or splint
- rest the injured joint . Avoid activity for the first 48 to 72 hours.
- Ice packing the painful area for the first 48 to 72 hours after the injury. Apply ice wrapped in a damp towel to the injured area for 15 to 20 minutes every two to three hours during the day
- Use an elastic compression bandage around the injured area to limit any swelling and movement that could damage it further. It should be wrapped snugly around the affected area but not so tightly that it restricts blood flow.
- keep the injured area raised and supported on a pillow to help reduce swelling.
- use simple analgesics like aleve or advil as needed.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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