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I just fell up the stairs and have a really big bump below my knee and its hard, and it's throbbing! what should i do?is it normal for this to happen?
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See orthopedist now: You may have bled into your infrapatellar bursa or even fractured the area of the tibial tuberosity. See an orthopedist.
Answered 9/28/2016
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