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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Painful Knee

I fell on my knee 10 days ago and it swelled up quite a bit. I can walk fine, but cant put any pressure on it. The whole lower half of my leg turned black. I went to the doctor and he took xrays and said it was fine. He said that I had a contusion in the knee that was seeping down the leg. I don t know if I landed on my ankle or not but it is swollen and bruised to the point that my whole foot doesn t have any definition anymore.... it is very very painful. Is this normal?
posted on Sat, 2 May 2015
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think that you have developed ecchymosis in the leg with swelling and due to this you are having pain and discoloration. I would recommend you to follow these steps.
1.Hot water fomentation
2.Compression bandage and tablet Voveron if pain is there .
3.Rest
4.If ecchymosis increases then you need to check your blood coagulation profile as some time this can also cause increase bleeding tendency and such symptoms.
I hope this answer will be helpful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Painful Knee

Hello, I have studied your case and I think that you have developed ecchymosis in the leg with swelling and due to this you are having pain and discoloration. I would recommend you to follow these steps. 1.Hot water fomentation 2.Compression bandage and tablet Voveron if pain is there . 3.Rest 4.If ecchymosis increases then you need to check your blood coagulation profile as some time this can also cause increase bleeding tendency and such symptoms. I hope this answer will be helpful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions. thanks