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What Causes Swelling And Numbness In The Knees After An Accident?

I was in an accident almost six weeks ago on a scooter where I hurt my knee there was a deep scab and bruising and it felt numb for 4 weeks. I had acupuncture on the knee which seemed to irritate it and now it’s swollen up like water on the knee but it doesn’t hurt unless i bump into something. The feeling has returned also. My question is does this swelling seem like a normal part of the healing process after it being numb.
Mon, 27 Nov 2017
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I really appreciate your concern, I could say that the given condition could be due to accumulation of blood (Hematoma ), imaging study can confirm the condition if this is so the it may resolve on its own but care needs to be taken for infection, it is not the normal condition, but as long as the differential diagnosis is concern it may be something else than the blood collection, it may be abscess formation, it may be escaped synovial fluid, better to see the orthopedic surgeon hope this information helps
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What Causes Swelling And Numbness In The Knees After An Accident?

Well come to HCM Thank for asking to HCM I really appreciate your concern, I could say that the given condition could be due to accumulation of blood (Hematoma ), imaging study can confirm the condition if this is so the it may resolve on its own but care needs to be taken for infection, it is not the normal condition, but as long as the differential diagnosis is concern it may be something else than the blood collection, it may be abscess formation, it may be escaped synovial fluid, better to see the orthopedic surgeon hope this information helps