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Front thigh pain and soreness after falling? fell on ice, felt a burning pain from knee to upper thigh. now hurts to move or bend. knee hurts too

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Dr. David Trettin answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Get X-ray if...: Sounds like a contusion to your thigh. ( bruise). If you are able to walk and weight bear on that side a fractured femur( thigh bone)extremely unlikely. Contusions to kneecap( prepatellar bursitis ) is very common w/ your mechanism of injury and can refer pain proximally . So are thigh contusions. Rice is appropriate .If pain continues, swelling increases, or pain localizes to knee ... See md...Gl.

Answered 7/15/2018

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See below: Sometimes femoral cutaneous nerve gets pinched in front of thight.

Answered 2/15/2019

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