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Q: Diagnosing a Knee Injury
asked by: DoctorQuestion on August 20th, 2006
3 months ago I had my left highheel get caught in the cuff of my right pant leg. I then fell to the left and landed on some stairs. I ended up ripping my pants where i fell I went down so hard. I still have a scar on my tibial tuberosity. It swelled up really quick, but i could physically still move it, but with pain. I don't think anything popped out at the time. After a month I went to a doctor, he x-rayed it and said nothing was broken but wanted to see me a month from then to see if I needed an MRI. Only thing was, I was in DC for an internship and was only in town one more week after the office visit. Now I still have some pain. If I am going to be on my knees for an extended period of time (i.e. yoga, or weeding) I have to have a folded up blanket or pillow under my knees. It still makes popping noises. It mostly hurts in the fleshy part above my patella and it will sometimes spasm in that area. sometimes it hurts on the interior portion and sometimes below the patella. At the original doctors visit he said it might be synovitis, but he wasn't sure if i tore anything or not. Could someone please help me figure out what exactly I did to my knee and what I can do to make it better. It isn't a massive problem, but if I walk around on it for very much (say more than a mile) it hurts as well. And it sometimes hurts when I am just sitting stationary. Any help is much appreiciated. Thank you very much.


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on August 28th, 2006
Orthopedics, Hip, Knee Replacements Answer A1384
You may be experiencing synovitis but you must first exclude possible injuries to the knee’s ligaments or menisci. An MRI is an imagining method that can aid doctors in diagnosing the cause of your pain. The specialist to visit is an orthopedist who can examine the knee and make further treatment suggestions.


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