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Bent my knees&as i rose my knee felt it was about to pop. instead of popping, i felt a sharp pain behind kneecap. been sore for 2 days to bend?
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Ortho Evaluation : Your symptoms of catching suddenly sound structural, meaning that you likely have a cartilage injury to either the undersurface of your kneecap (patella) or the opposing surface of the trochlea. A thorough orthopedic evaluation will help when the weather not you need advanced imaging beyond xrays, such as an MRI.
Answered 6/15/2016
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