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Prior knee damage from a car flipping. now if i'm asleep with my leg bent i wake up with an unbearable sharp pain so bad i cant even turn my body to attempt to straighten my leg out, what could be doing that? inner knee side under kneecap area.

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Dr. Donald Colantino answered

Knee pain: This severe knee pain appears to be positional and could be from a fragment of old torn cartilage left over from your prior injury. An examination by an orthopedic specialist and an MRI of the knee should be helpful in making a diagnosis

Answered 12/11/2020

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A member asked:

Prior knee damage from a car flipping. now if i'm asleep with my leg bent i wake up with an unbearable sharp pain so bad i cant even turn my body to attempt to straighten my leg out, what could be doing that? inner knee side under kneecap area.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Donald Colantino answered

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