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If you have tendonitis in leg/knee and don't rest it, continuing to play impact sports, can that lead to a more serious injury in that leg?
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Yes: Yu need to see your physician. The presence of fendonitis needs to be treated so it does not go into anything else.
Answered 6/8/2015
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