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Q: Unknown Knee Injury- Please Help!!!
asked by: kickflip10191 on April 26th, 2007
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hi, i was sliding during a baseball game four days ago, and when i got up from my slide, my knee felt really wierd. I cant say exactly what happened because it was in the heat of the moment, but at first i thought maybe hyperextension. I kept playing since with all of my adrenaline i didnt realize the seriousness of the injury. Now i can walk and do stairs without any pain, and improvement from the first day when moving my leg at all hurt in the inside similarly to when you throw your arm out. Anyway, now the only things are are i cant straighten or bend my leg as far as my other. for example, if i squat down, at about a 90 degree angle, my left (injured) leg begins to hurt right above the knee enough so that i must straighten up. It is swollen only a little just above the knee on the outside of my leg. I was just wondering if any one has had a similar injury or could please tell me what i might have done and how long i should stay off my leg.

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matt182
replied on May 2nd, 2007
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Youll need to get an MRI or something to see the soft tissue damage.

It is likely that you may have torn your cartialage or meniscus and if thats the case surgery may need to be performed becuase they dont heal to well. However if its ligament damage youll be out for at least a couple of weaks
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kickflip10191
replied on May 3rd, 2007
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Thnx
thanks a lot

i just went to see a doctor (knee specialist) and he looked at it and felt all the ligaments, and he said that it is a level 1 sprain in the medial ligament

so it turns out that its not too bad, it was just real swollen for a while

10 days til im probly good to go Very Happy
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