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.
thank you so much please email me at
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matt182
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 93 Location: Australia
Posted: 05-02-07 06:13am
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
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 2
Thnx Posted: 05-03-07 14:31pm
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
