knee pains from bashing my knee cap...

[GeorgeBMX]

so I hit my knee on the ground riding bmx and I felt pain not only on my knee cap where I hit but also inside my knee. It also felt funny to walk on it but not too bad. I did the icing and resting and all that and a few days later my knee doesnt hurt too bad now and it feels fine on the inside. But does anyone know what I did or is this bad or what??

[Heidi]

Hi,

There could be a few things you may have injured from this type of contact. These include the cartilage within the knee or under the knee cap and inflammation of the bursa under the knee cap, or bruising to the bone.

Was there much in the way of bruising or swelling? When you say it felt funny, what do you mean? Pain? Aching? locking? unstable?

[GeorgeBMX]

[QUOTE=Heidi;2112]Hi,

There could be a few things you may have injured from this type of contact. These include the cartilage within the knee or under the knee cap and inflammation of the bursa under the knee cap, or bruising to the bone.

Was there much in the way of bruising or swelling? When you say it felt funny, what do you mean? Pain? Aching? locking? unstable?[/QUOTE]

It felt unstable when I was trying to walk, almost like a 'jello' feeling. but now its like day 3 after the injury and all there is is a bruise on top my knee cap, its not blue or anything, but I can feel it there. And even that pain is only a 2 out of 10. Im not sure what I did but it seemed to heal quick but I dont want to risk anythng either.

[Heidi]

The unstable feeling may be caused by a cartilage tear within the knee. This is often the cause of knee pain associated with either instability or locking, especially when there has been a traumatic injury.
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/knee/medialmeniscus.htm

Have a look at this page and see if you think the symptoms might match.

If you suspect this, I advise you to visit a sports injury professional who will be able to assess and confirm (usually through MRI) if this is the case.