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Knee Injury, Swelling, Blood Collection Near Ankle, Bruising. Causes And Treatment?
I am a 44 year old male, 6 4 and weigh 210. A week ago I was hit with a softball just below my knee about 1 1/2 to 2 . It swelled up right away the size of a softball and was raised about an inch. It s been a week. The blood started pooling around my ankle the next day. The area where I was hit did not bruise until 6 days later and is still swelled but not as big. Why is the blood pooling at my ankle and bruised?
Mon, 12 May 2014
It looks to me that you have a soft tissue injury of the knee. I do not think that you can have bone fracture or ligament damage due to soft ball injury. I would recommend you to apply ice, take Brufen tablet and apply compression bandage . Avoid knee bending for a week. You can also apply Diclofenac ointment.
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