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Knee Pain After Leg Injury, Soreness Around Knee Cap. What Is Wrong?
Hi, i was playing basketball last night and i jumped to swat a pass away. When i did so i laned on the right foot hard. I heard or felt something but not sure what. My knee hurt all nigt and today. I had another game today and i only played a little bit but when i did i was boxing out and my knee gave out and i fell and a girl landed on me. My knee feels really tight and sore kinda by the ACL and around the knee cap. Not sure what it wrong? Do i need to go to the doctor??
Wed, 26 Dec 2012
Hello
Thank you for getting in touch with us. As I see, you injured yourself while playing basketball. Sudden pressure on the knee (by landing, trauma etc) can cause severe pain and morbidity. As your knee pain has still not resolved, it would be best to get it examined. Your Doctor (Orthopedician) will most probably order a few tests (X-Ray, MRI) to confirm the diagnosis. If these is ligament tear or ruptured, then you will need to immobilize it for sometime and avoid strenuous activity. We would also advice you to not indulge in any strenuous physical activity till you get yourself examined. Hope this helps.
Regards
Dr. Gagandeep Dhillon
Thank you for getting in touch with us. As I see, you injured yourself while playing basketball. Sudden pressure on the knee (by landing, trauma etc) can cause severe pain and morbidity. As your knee pain has still not resolved, it would be best to get it examined. Your Doctor (Orthopedician) will most probably order a few tests (X-Ray, MRI) to confirm the diagnosis. If these is ligament tear or ruptured, then you will need to immobilize it for sometime and avoid strenuous activity. We would also advice you to not indulge in any strenuous physical activity till you get yourself examined. Hope this helps.
Regards
Dr. Gagandeep Dhillon
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Hello.
Thanks for posting your query.
From description , it seems to be soft tissue injury or ligament injury.
I would suggest getting this evaluated by an orthopedician for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate management. You may get the X-ray/MRI of the area affected under his/her guidance.
Meanwhile You can take Tablet Motrin 1 tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily).Avoid putting weightand rest well.
Wishing you good health..
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
Thanks for posting your query.
From description , it seems to be soft tissue injury or ligament injury.
I would suggest getting this evaluated by an orthopedician for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate management. You may get the X-ray/MRI of the area affected under his/her guidance.
Meanwhile You can take Tablet Motrin 1 tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily).Avoid putting weightand rest well.
Wishing you good health..
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
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