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I had a car accident in march and since the accident my left knee gives out every once in awhile it has created many problems like spraining my ankle the newest injury happened friday my knee gave out and i went down on my left knee really hard and in tile needless to say the is a really dark bruise with dark lines coming from it im worried about what it could be

Thu, 27 Apr 2017

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Keep me posted

Anonymous's Response

Hi, there!
Its recommended to make MRI scan for Your knee to see if anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is torn.
ACL refers to knee stability when pivoting, bending etc.
Surgery will be performed if ACL is torn or physical therapy including thigh muscle strenghtening

I hope this helps

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