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Knee that was sprained in the past is swollen and feverish. took ibuprofen to ease the pain. can a normal doctor treat an issue like this?
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If just: Sprain strain primary care doctors can handle things fine. If there is internal damage then an orthopedic doctor would be best. But first eval should be done by primary doctor
Answered 9/29/2016
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Yes: if he has experience in this area of course he can take care of this.
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