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I was playing basketball and fell, now my knee is hot and has a soft spot on the top of my knee, do i need to get that checked out?

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Dr. Bruce Prager answered

Basketball Injury: If you fell and landed on your knee then the odds are that you bruised the kneecap and also the tendon. If you can straighten your knee while seated then you probably did not damage your quadriceps. If there is an area of swelling over the patella and it feels like fluid then it may need to be aspirated.

Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

I was playing basketball and fell, now my knee is hot and has a soft spot on the top of my knee, do i need to get that checked out?

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Dr. Bruce Prager answered

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