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I hurt my knee about a week ago and now it's red swollen hurts to move certain ways why should i see a doctor
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Get checked. : Normally injured joints should not be red and painful after a week. You may have a joint infection or bone or ligament injury. Please get it checked as soon as possible.
Answered 6/6/2013
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See doc: Need to have it checked for ligament , meniscus injury etc. See an ortho doc.
Answered 11/1/2015
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