Thigh Hematoma

[thomas bibu]

hi dear,

well, the picture clearly explains the magnitude of your fall. lucky that you escaped without gross injury/fracture..

anyway, from your post I understand that you are rather comfortable. well, dont let many thoughts crowd your mind eg. new bone formation etc.

regarding ways to prevent new bone formation, there is no hard and fast rule, although there is a promising study regarding injecting hyaluronase. well, just be yourself. continue your normal activities of daily living.

the ecchymosis may take weeks or months to disappear completely, but please take care of your skin from any further bruises/injury because you cannot afford to have an infection. also try to continue your normal range of motion exercises.

you may ice massage for 10 minutes or more prior to exercise, but try to avoid normal conventional massage techniques as you may trigger further bleeding.

in the days to come if you develop increasing pain, fever, headache, muscle aches, dizziness or rather a general ill feeling visit your nearest doctor.

regarding diet, nothing special try to eat a well-balanced diet that includes extra protein such as meat, fish, poultry, cheese, milk and eggs and also double your fluid intake.

all the best and get well soon.

cheers,

thomas

[cordnels]

Hi, I was searching forsome information and came across this. I am a 48 year old male also in above average physical conditioning. I do martial arts and received a strike to the front/outer side of my thigh during sparring drills 10 days ago. It did not initially cause any pain, but within two hours after there was considerable pain and restricted motion.

I iced the muscle overnight, but was at a seminar and proceeded with conditioning drills and sparring for the next two days. I've continued training (4 days per week) since, and after warming up have approx. 70% motion when bending the knee, considerable pain beyond 70%. There is minor discomfort on extending. Also, after working out there is pain for a few hours. The thigh muscle is extremely tight at all times and I've developed blood discoloration similar to QuakeMaker, although away from the bruise site, opposite side (hamstring), I suspect due to sitting as I have a desk job.

I have a Dr.'s appointment today (it takes a while up here), but was wondering on two things, one, the myositis ossificans thing; any way to tell without x-rays? And second, any suggestions on accelerating the healing process?

Thanx very much

[memgem]

Hi, I was searching forsome information and came across this. I am a 48 year old male also in above average physical conditioning. I do martial arts and received a strike to the front/outer side of my thigh during sparring drills 10 days ago. It did not initially cause any pain, but within two hours after there was considerable pain and restricted motion.

I iced the muscle overnight, but was at a seminar and proceeded with conditioning drills and sparring for the next two days. I've continued training (4 days per week) since, and after warming up have approx. 70% motion when bending the knee, considerable pain beyond 70%. There is minor discomfort on extending. Also, after working out there is pain for a few hours. The thigh muscle is extremely tight at all times and I've developed blood discoloration similar to QuakeMaker, although away from the bruise site, opposite side (hamstring), I suspect due to sitting as I have a desk job.

I have a Dr.'s appointment today (it takes a while up here), but was wondering on two things, one, the myositis ossificans thing; any way to tell without x-rays? And second, any suggestions on accelerating the healing process?

Thanx very much

I dont usually advise my patients who have a haematoma to ice immediately or at all within the first 48 hours as cryotherapy in that area has been show to lead to some degree of coagulation of the blood and will not necassarily demonstrate the benefits cryotherapy usually may do.

[besnard]

Wow, I'm also 38, and my leg looked almost exactly like yours, my bruising wasn't quite as bad as yours. my injury happen to me on March 25, my wife's birthday no less, I landed on a tree root when I fell from my mountain bike. On April 4th, I had approximately 300cc's aspirated from my thigh. On April 8th, I had another 177cc's aspirated. How much longer should I expect this trend to continue. I go back on April 18th, and expect at least another 177cc's to be removed!

Is there anything I can do to keep the fluid from coming back? The hematoma is so high on my thigh, close to my hip, that I can't properly wrap it without the wrap falling off. My bruise is gone as far as I can tell. I'm still a little tender where I made initial contact with the root right below my hip. I'm just happy to not have any broken bones! I am ready to start running and riding again...