Thigh Hematoma

[Bassmanmike]

Hi there

I am another mountain biker living in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong, who has suffered a similar injury to the other contributors. I crashed my bike, and my left thigh landed on a handle bar, which caused a massive haematoma on the front of my upper thigh muscle. After 2 weeks, the swelling and bruising is still running down my leg. I cannot bend my knee beyond 120 degrees (i.e. not even to 90 degrees), and consequently cannot lift my leg fully or bend my leg in order to walk normally. I now have a large lump on my thigh the size of half a baseball, and the front of my thigh muscle is tight (like a permanent cramp) with no function.

I am interested in finding out how the other mountain bikers with similar injuries recovered, and whether the large lump eventually disappears, or whether surgery or other forms of treatment are required to restore the muscle to normal size, function, strength and flexibility. Also how long it took for full recovery.

Your replies and comments would be most appreciated.

Bikemanmike

[BayAreaMarc]

Hi there - feel free to email me to talk directly - [email protected]

I was fortunate in that mine did not restrict movement - it was not getting smaller after a month so I went to my doc and he drained it and immediately it went down a ton. He said it may come back and he could drain again, but it would *eventually* go away. It's been almost 3 months and I still see the remnants with a slight lump and slight tenderness, but nothing close to what it was before.

[Bassmanmike]

Hi Marc

Thanks for your reply. I guess I will just have to wait until it subsides by itself (hopefully). I've been told by my doctor to wait until the blood vessels have healed before going to a physio, so that seems to be the next step. Good to know that the lump will eventually disappear!

Cheers Bassmanmike