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Sorry for posting this, but I figured Orthopaedic people could help me out here. If this is not the forum for such a query, I apologize in advance.
How does one know if he's torn something in his knee? To cut to the chase, I was playing basketball and sort of hyperextended my left leg at the knee. I didn't feel any pain until about 10 minutes later when suddenly it hurt to run. I can walk pretty well, but flexing my knee hurts.
Is it possible to tear something in your knee but still be able to walk and do other things (like forget about the pain when watching the yanks/bo sox game)? Effectively, what should I do, just sleep it off and see what happens (i.e. how seriously should I take this)?
Any help would be tremendously appreciated.
Thanks,
Ice
P.S. Ironically, I had just set up an appointment to research and shadow with an orthopaedic surgeon before going out to play bball....
How does one know if he's torn something in his knee? To cut to the chase, I was playing basketball and sort of hyperextended my left leg at the knee. I didn't feel any pain until about 10 minutes later when suddenly it hurt to run. I can walk pretty well, but flexing my knee hurts.
Is it possible to tear something in your knee but still be able to walk and do other things (like forget about the pain when watching the yanks/bo sox game)? Effectively, what should I do, just sleep it off and see what happens (i.e. how seriously should I take this)?
Any help would be tremendously appreciated.
Thanks,
Ice
P.S. Ironically, I had just set up an appointment to research and shadow with an orthopaedic surgeon before going out to play bball....