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What Is The Cure For Lump Sustained In Injury?

my daughter was in the park on the monkey bars, she lost balance and landed on the her knee really bad. She now has a size of the golf ball on the side of ther knee. She says it does not hurt..is this normal? There is a little bruise underneath and a scrape above the bump.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello and welcome o HCM,
Swelling around the knee joint after injury suggests soft tissue injury.
You need to consult an orthopedician despite there is no pain.
Swelling can be due to effusion of fluid in the joint, swelling of the soft tissues around the joint.
Absence of pain rules out fracture, however, injury to surrounding tendons, muscles is suspected.
A X-ray of the joint cavity will give information about the type of lesion.
The bruise and scraping on the overlying skin can be treated by local application of antiseptic to avoid infection of the skin.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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What Is The Cure For Lump Sustained In Injury?

Hello and welcome o HCM, Swelling around the knee joint after injury suggests soft tissue injury. You need to consult an orthopedician despite there is no pain. Swelling can be due to effusion of fluid in the joint, swelling of the soft tissues around the joint. Absence of pain rules out fracture, however, injury to surrounding tendons, muscles is suspected. A X-ray of the joint cavity will give information about the type of lesion. The bruise and scraping on the overlying skin can be treated by local application of antiseptic to avoid infection of the skin. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal