I Work In A Prison And Was Involved In An Assault. In The Process I Landed On My Left Knee. This Was About A Month Ago. It Is Extremely Painful. It Hurts To Bend And Go Up/down Stairs. My Chiropractor Ordered Me An MRI Which Came Back Negative. He Did Say There Was A Bunch Of Fluid And Deep Swelling. Should I Get A Second Opinion From An Orthopedic Surgeon?

Posted on Fri, 24 Aug 2018

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Question : I work in a prison and was involved in an assault. In the process I landed on my left knee. This was about a month ago. It is extremely painful. It hurts to bend and go up/down stairs. My chiropractor ordered me an MRI which came back negative. He did say there was a bunch of fluid and deep swelling. Should I get a second opinion from an Orthopedic surgeon?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If there is bunch of fluid and deep swelling in MRI than there is soft tissue injury .
You can take a second opinion from an Orthopedic surgeon, till then you can go with RICE ( rest ,ice sponging , compression and elevation) and take pain killer like acleclofenac and paracetamol combination.

Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.

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