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What Causes Severe Swelling And Soreness In Knee Post An Injury?

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Posted on Wed, 27 Apr 2016
Question: last Friday my shoe broke and I fell in a parking lot. my knee is extremely swollen and sore and also below the knee cap underneath the large scab is a huge lump that is very hot to the touch. the lump feels like a mixture of fluid and just hard. I can bend it but not without a lot of pain. I did have an xray on the knee cap on Saturday and they said there was nothing broken, however, the swelling and pain has not gone away below the knee cap
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Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (43 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Possible skin infection

Detailed Answer:
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I am sorry to hear that you had a fall and injured your knee. The pictures you uploaded does show a large scab and some local redness. The fluid you are feeling could be the beginning of a pocket of infection or could just be a pocket of blood. At this point I would recommend that you be seen by your medical provider to be sure this is not infection. While waiting for you appointment I recommend using warm compresses to help speed healing. You can also use tylenol or ibuprofen to help with the pain.

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What Causes Severe Swelling And Soreness In Knee Post An Injury?

Brief Answer: Possible skin infection Detailed Answer: Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns I am sorry to hear that you had a fall and injured your knee. The pictures you uploaded does show a large scab and some local redness. The fluid you are feeling could be the beginning of a pocket of infection or could just be a pocket of blood. At this point I would recommend that you be seen by your medical provider to be sure this is not infection. While waiting for you appointment I recommend using warm compresses to help speed healing. You can also use tylenol or ibuprofen to help with the pain. I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions