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How can you tell if a lump on the shin bone is something to be concerned about?
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Lump on shin: Your doctor would palpate it to feel it consistency, movable ir fixed, fluctuant or solid. On the basis if his examination he might order x ray studies.
Answered 6/15/2016
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