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What Could The Painful Lump On Elbow Be?
i play volleyball and i dive and fall on my elbow A TON! but anyway, there is a lump on my elbow rite above my elbow bone, and it hurts so bad! it is kind of swollen i think, but it is hard. it is not really purple. when it touches something it burns on the inside.
Tue, 28 May 2019
Hello,
A hard lump on the elbow that is painful can happen due to bursitis. This needs a direct examination and an MRI scan to rule out any bone injury in the area.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal, Orthopaedic Surgeon
A hard lump on the elbow that is painful can happen due to bursitis. This needs a direct examination and an MRI scan to rule out any bone injury in the area.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal, Orthopaedic Surgeon
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