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He has swollen left knee, hot to touch, and intense pain. gone to the ed, nothing broken, no mri done, its worse today than two days ago.. need help?
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You need to: see an Orthopaedist. A doctor who specializes in such injuries.(S)he will order an MRI and find out what's going on.
Answered 4/11/2017
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