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Would I know if I really fucked up my knee

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ChiefSkief
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On saturday I went skiing for the second time of the season and forgot how low my dins were on my park skis I 270ed onto this flat box perfectly and just double ejected and smashed my left knee down really hard dont really remember what exactly happend but I skied the rest of the day without to much pain but after I was done it was super bruised and pretty swollen I can still move my leg up and down without to much pain and played basketball today. I have this strange feeling in my knee and I was wondering if i Would know if it was something I should go to a Dr. about.
Nov 30 2012 1:39AM
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Filmore
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im not a doctor, however if there is no pain, there is probably nothing wrong. Keep wating it out, and if anything starts to hurt i would see a doctor. it may just be a bad bruise or possibly a contusion, but either way you should be fine for the rest of the ski season.
Nov 30 2012 1:53AM
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Casey
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I am also not a doctor. But if there wasn't any serious twisting of the joint or loud popping at the time that you fell you probly just smashed the shit out of it and it will heal fine.
Nov 30 2012 1:57AM
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LIL-WAT
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I am a doctor, you are fucked.
Nov 30 2012 2:31AM
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Cat_Steezens
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you have aids.
Nov 30 2012 7:14AM
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Stainr
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as long as you dont have pink eye you should be fine

Nov 30 2012 8:09AM
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C.A.V.
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i lold
Nov 30 2012 8:30AM
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N.L.
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why use an alias, be a man and troll with your real name.

as far as your knee, it doesnt sound like internal damage, but NS.com doesnt have doctors logging in bro
Nov 30 2012 8:34AM
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Bateman
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I'm not sure that's an alias..
Nov 30 2012 8:38AM
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Blurst
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I am a doctor.

You are probably fine, just sounds like you bruised it. Stay off of it for a few days and ice it when you can.
Nov 30 2012 9:44AM
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C-Burg
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from experience of tearing my ACL skiing, you will hear a pop and know, it might even give out when you try and walk. Sounds like you just have some bruising but I would lay low for awhile and get it healthy no point in screwing your season over in early december
Nov 30 2012 9:48AM
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VanMelle
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if you can run then i'd say its fine, if you can walk without a limp but there is pain it could be just something minor
Nov 30 2012 9:50AM
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NotGhood
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Prostate cancer
Nov 30 2012 1:19PM
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Peach.
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It's true. Sorry man.
Nov 30 2012 1:36PM
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Potatoes
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i hurt my knee first jump of the season a few ago. hurt like a mofo but got a little better so i kept skiing, not hitting anything just keeping up with my friends. turns out i completely tore my ACL in half. get an MRI, don't be dumb. better safe than sorry.
Nov 30 2012 1:44PM
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bakedpow
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smashing your knee generally wont result in any torn tendons or muscles. it needs more of a twisting sort of rotation with force against the grain.

that being said stand on the leg that hurts bend down a little and twist back and forth. kinda hard to explain but this will test the mcl and the other muscles. go see a doctor if you feel like your knee is loose at all
Nov 30 2012 1:50PM
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paige.
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My dad didnt know he'd blown his acl for a couple months until he finally got the mri, even his physio thought it was at most a slight miniscus tear. Skiied a bunch on it prior to that point with just a light brace on (not in the park but lots of steeps and bumps so he definitely wasnt going easy on the knee).
Nov 30 2012 4:45PM
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roach1324
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i did something like this in football, i got hit in the knee really hard with a helmet, it swelled to the size of a softball (no bs) but was fine its just a haematoma.

just ice it a bunch

also don't sue me if i'm wrong, butt i'm pretty sure that's what it is
Nov 30 2012 6:37PM
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eheath
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If you just smashed it, you should be ok. The worst that can happen when you slam it is breaking your knee cap, which you would definitely know if that happened. Its probably just a bone bruise deep tissue bruise. Just ice it and you'll be good.
Nov 30 2012 6:48PM
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Wallisch_pl
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why do you say that
Nov 30 2012 7:17PM
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TBarnes
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There are definitely quite a few other things that could happen besides fracturing your patella. It depends greatly on the direction of force, the point of contact of force, and the position that his knee was in at the time of contact.

Just pay attention to your symptoms. If it doesn't seem to be getting better, or if it's getting worse, go get it checked out. If you have health insurance, maybe get it checked out just for peace of mind.


Nov 30 2012 7:28PM
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*Michael*
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I broke my kneecap and I could definitely tell. There was a pop and it hurt like a motherfucker. Just ice it and if the swelling goes down it seems like you'll be fine. Just don't smash it again. You might have bruised the bone.
Nov 30 2012 7:37PM
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