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Im 23, i injured my knee in 2011 and it occasionally flares up. tonight it is in pain and i can't straighten my leg, will it heal without surgery?
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Depends: For the reason causing your pain. Be assessed with imaging and come up with the best plan to treat your knee. It may or may not be surgery. All the best.
Answered 2/8/2016
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