Hard bump below kneecap
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I'm a skateboarder of more than a decade, and falling down onto the pavement comes with the territory. Usually my tumbles just involve scrapes and minor bruising of the bone.
Recently, however, I fell off and landed directly on my left knee, kind of landing on the side facing outwards. The pain in the moment was pretty intense, but it subsided after maybe 10 minutes and I continued skating. Afterwards, it hurt when touched or had pressure on it for maybe a week or less.
Now, the area is painless but there remains a relatively large bony bump protruding from it. My patella itself seems to be in place. I'm wondering if I dislocated something and if this kind of thing typically subsides. If not, what are the consequences of leaving this untreated?
I'm attaching a photo (I think). Any help in identifying this is much appreciated. Thanks.
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k57973
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I couldn't find a link (on mobile) to upload photos. I've upload them to this imgur link :
https://imgur.com/a/cgBAxqQ
Oldfatguy1 k57973
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As with any injury that doesn't go away with icing in a couple days, get in to see a sports medicine orthopedic Dr. Some of these things will be a nagging injury for awhile then resurface as something much more
Serious a few months or a year or so downlink. It's very hard to know proper treatment without accurate diagnosis. 1st choice is always rest and iced but that may just be a start.