Symptoms of a contusion to the bone near the knee include: pain that’s more severe than a typical bruise and that lasts longer knee pain when you straighten your leg ...

Symptoms may also include tenderness along the joint line and pain with walking. ... Additionally, keeping the supporting leg muscles strong and practicing injury prevention strategies, ...

More than 40% of thigh muscle contusions due to foul play. Around 20% of match injuries are due to fouls.17 Thus, foul play is one of the most important known extrinsic risk factors for injuries in ...