Cyst or bone chip?!
Question: Okay, so I came home from work today and see this little bubbly thingy on my left knee. It feels kind of solid, but not all the way. When I push my fingers on either side of it, it moves around, but doesn't move on it's own, so it's not a bug or anything. It's this little bump on the top of my knee. I hear that it could be a cyst, but I did some research and it says they usually happen between ages 20-40, and I'm not 20 yet, and it says they usually happen on wrists and hands.... I talked to my parents about it.... I sprained my left knee rollerblading a couple years ago, and I also injured it in basketball... So I don't know if that could be a cause for a bone chip... but I will make sure someone checks it out at my next doctor appointment. But does anyone have any ideas?
Answers: Okay, so I came home from work today and see this little bubbly thingy on my left knee. It feels kind of solid, but not all the way. When I push my fingers on either side of it, it moves around, but doesn't move on it's own, so it's not a bug or anything. It's this little bump on the top of my knee. I hear that it could be a cyst, but I did some research and it says they usually happen between ages 20-40, and I'm not 20 yet, and it says they usually happen on wrists and hands.... I talked to my parents about it.... I sprained my left knee rollerblading a couple years ago, and I also injured it in basketball... So I don't know if that could be a cause for a bone chip... but I will make sure someone checks it out at my next doctor appointment. But does anyone have any ideas?
It could be a cyst (many types, likely sebaceous), ganglioma, lipoma, etc in the soft tissues on top of the bone.
Its NOT a bone chip or related to the underlying bone because then it wouldn't be mobile like how u are describing.
my friend has something like that
if its hard its probs bone esp if you injured it before
it you can move it around, its probs a cyst
def get it checked out
it is a thickening of the bone where it was injured totally normal on knees and elbows especially...not to worry....