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Swelling On The Hand Post A Hard Punch, X-ray Showed No Fracture, Had Experienced Similar Swelling Earlier. Cause?
hi a few years ago I got into a fight and after landing a punch my hand swelled like a balloon starting at my Middle knuckles and spreading to my whole hand and it turned black , I did not seek medical advice and the swelling went away after a week then yesterday I punched a door frame while messing about with a friend and my hand again swelled In the same way after xray no break was found so what is causing this huge swelling every time I punch ?
Fri, 15 Jun 2012
Hi,
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
The swelling you have could be due to bleeding that occurred due to injury o the soft tissue in the interphalangeal joints.
A single xray would not be sufficient to rule out any fractures , I would suggest you to go for a high resolution x ray which would even show minor hairline cracks which can present with recurrent pains or swelling.
Wish you good health.
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
The swelling you have could be due to bleeding that occurred due to injury o the soft tissue in the interphalangeal joints.
A single xray would not be sufficient to rule out any fractures , I would suggest you to go for a high resolution x ray which would even show minor hairline cracks which can present with recurrent pains or swelling.
Wish you good health.
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