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Tv fell on leg and slid down shin bone. was told it was a bruised bone. now i have a hard movable lump in area that feels like scar tissue? normal?

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Dr. Katharine Cox
Dr. Katharine Coxanswered
Pediatric Emergency Medicine 46 years experience
Lump: A lump secondary to trauma that is mobile is unlikely connected to bone. There has likely been damage to the tissue just under the skin, called subcutaneous fat. It often takes weeks for this to resolve. All the best.
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