Can Doing Splits Aggravate The Old Thigh Injury And Pain?

hi long time ago (i was 13 yo) i was doing the splits and i over stretched then i hear sound close to cutting strained rope between my knee and hips and the pain was so bad so i stopped doing any stretch , until now (23 yo) i started to do the splits again but i can feel sharp pain (not severe pain put very annoying) in my inner thigh above the knee , so my questions : can i still do the splits again i don't care about the pain but am afraid to injure my self again thank you