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My 16 year old daughter plays varsity basketball, 2 years ago she had a partial meniscectomy. surgery an pt went well with any problems and she return to playing basketball. just recently at practice her inner knee began hurting from a jump she did and th

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Dr. David Trettin answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Re- examine: If she is having recurrent pain following her recent injury then she needs to be re- examined by her orthopedic surgeon.There's a possibility she re- tore her meniscus or sprained a ligament when landing . Swelling in her knee joint would suggest an injury that needs to be seen sooner . Best of Luck!!

Dr Beck agreed

Answered 5/6/2020

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