I feel in my garage on my left knee and after and MRI my family physician said something about it being a hematoma, is it really neccesary to see a orthopedic dr
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As you may know, a hematoma is a collection or pooling of blood within tissue after some form of trauma, which in your case was falling on your knee. Since it involved your knee, I would guess the hematoma has resulted in swelling of the knee. I’m a little surprised the doctor ordered an MRI, but these days’ doctors order MRIs for just about any kind of injury they can’t visibly diagnosed.
If the swelling (assuming there is swelling) and pain (assuming there is pain) have not subsided within a week, I would say yes, go see an orthopedist. It may involve more than just a deep “bruise” and could be a more substantial hematoma. An orthopedist would have better knowledge than a GP or Internal Medical Doctor about what is going on within the knee.
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