Are knee contusions serious?

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Are knee contusions serious?

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answered Apr 3, 2022 by PWifi (1,920 points)
Knee contusions are not always serious although they sometimes can be.

Knee contusions are bruises of the knee that is caused by direct trauma to muscle, or bone of the knee and most often the knee contusion resolves and heals on it's own but if it does not begin to get better within a few weeks or it gets worse you should see your doctor.

The symptoms of a contusion include.

Discoloration of the skin.
Swelling.
Tightness in the affected muscle or stiffness in the affected joint.
Tenderness.
Trouble bending or using the affected area.
Pain that lasts longer than the symptoms of a typical bruise would.

A contusion in medical terms simply means a bruise which is skin discoloration from a tissue or skin injury.

The contusion damages blood vessels underneath the skin, causing them to leak.

A contusion of the leg is a bruise on the leg and also an injury to the skin and underlying tissue of the lower leg.

Contusions are second only to strains as a leading cause of sports injuries.

Most contusions are minor and heal quickly, without taking the athlete away from the game.

But, severe contusions can cause deep tissue damage and can lead to complications that may keep the athlete out of sports for months.

Contusions are most often treated using a cold compress or ice pack over the area where the contusion occurs.

To treat a contusion apply ice packs or cold compresses and keep the area elevated and allow it to heal naturally.

Dicing abrasions are at type of abrasion with small edged or rectangular abrasions that can be caused by fragments of the tempered glass of the side windows of automobile doors.

The difference between an abrasion and a contusion is the contusion is a type of bruise while an abrasion when when you scrap off some of your skin such as by sliding on concrete or skinning yourself by falling of a bike etc.

An abrasion means that the surface layers of the skin (epidermis) has been broken.

Thin-skinned bony areas (like knees, ankles and elbows) are more prone to abrasions than thicker, more padded areas.

The scraped skin of an abrasion can contain particles of dirt.

The only difference between ecchymosis and contusion is the name and term.

Both ecchymosis and contusions are the same thing but just different medical terms.

Deep or more severe contusions can take around 4 to 6 weeks to heal while less severe contusions usually heal within a few weeks.

You should be concerned about a contusion if the contusion does not heal within 2 weeks or the bruising of the contusion gets worse or you experience more severe pain.

A contusion is not serious in most cases.

Most contusions require no medical treatment and heal on their own within a week or two depending on how bad the contusion is.

The soft tissue is the type of tissue that is damaged when a contusion occurs.

Contusions are an injury to the soft tissue which is often produced by a blunt force, such as a kick, fall, or blow.

The result of a contusion will be pain, swelling, and discoloration because of bleeding into the tissue.

Most contusions are not serious and heal on their own within a few weeks or so.

Some contusions can be and are serious and need medical attention.

Severe contusions, however, can cause deep tissue damage and lead to complications.

Contusions are caused by trauma such as hitting your foot or toe against something, hitting your arm against something, hitting your head on something or have a blow to the body.

The difference between a bruise and a contusion is that a bruise is sometimes less serious while a contusion is most often a more severe bruise.

Contusions are just a type of bruise but they are usually worse than a regular bruise in some cases.

Contusions are a type of bruise that is most often caused by a direct blow to your body which can cause damage to the skins surface and deeper tissue as well as depending on the severity of your flow of blood.

Lacerations are when you have a cut on your skin while contusions are a type of bruise.

A contusion, or bruise, is caused by a direct blow to the body that can cause damage to the surface of the skin and to deeper tissues as well depending on the severity of the blow.

A laceration or cut refers to a skin wound. Unlike an abrasion, none of the skin is missing.

A cut is typically thought of as a wound caused by a sharp object, like a shard of glass.

Lacerations tend to be caused by blunt trauma.

A lacerated wound is basically a cut of the skin that does not remove the skin.

Lacerations are wounds are wounds that are produced by the tearing of soft body tissue.

This type of wound is often irregular and jagged.

A laceration wound is often contaminated with bacteria and debris from whatever object caused the cut.

Lacerations are cuts, slices, or tears in the skin.

Lacerations are often caused by sharp objects like knives or broken glass.

Bleeding may occur quickly in the cases of deep lacerations, so it is important to stop the bleeding by covering the wound and applying pressure.

Lacerations may be caused by injury with a sharp object or by impact injury from a blunt object or force.

They may occur anywhere on the body. In most cases, tissue injury is minimal, and infections are uncommon.

Generally lacerations have irregular or macerated edges – residual skin bridging (particularly at the ends) – and may have other features of blunt impact injury associated, for example, swelling, reddening, and bruising.

To treat a lacerated wound you should antibiotic ointment, and then cover the wound area with a sterile gauze bandage and first-aid tape.

Clean the wound area daily with soap and water and apply a fresh sterile bandage.

For a minor laceration, remove the bandage after a couple of days to promote healing.

The five types of wounds are abrasion, avulsion, incision, laceration, and puncture.

An abrasion is a wound caused by friction when a body scrapes across a rough surface.

A laceration is a wound that occurs when skin, tissue, and/or muscle is torn or cut open.

Lacerations may be deep or shallow, long or short, and wide or narrow.

Most lacerations are the result of the skin hitting an object, or an object hitting the skin with force.

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