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A 30-year-old female asked:

Fell on knee snowboarding; swelling, bruising, searing pain in patellar tendon area when flexing foot up; can move, walk, stand fine. thoughts?

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Dr. Gregory Harveyanswered

Orthopedic Surgery 40 years experience

Knee pain: You may just a severe contusion. Try ice and ibuprofen. If it does not improve in a few days check with your doctor.

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