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White Cloud, MI
A 53-year-old female asked:

Last summer i dumped my dirt bike and my right ankle was trapped, on a angle, underneath the motorcycle. could this be the reason i'm feeling pain in hip, knee, shin, and ankle of right leg after walking for a half mile.

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Dr. Richard Zimon
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
It's a common: fact that pain in the joint above (and/or) below a strained/sprained joint develops pain from the altered ability to use the injured joint....you had incident resulting in a sprain/strained ankle ..thus pain in knee etc. Hope this is helpful Dr Z
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