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Pain in right knee
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My mom had a fall today morning at 7.30 am. She was fine after that and just a normal pain. By 2 pm, she had little swelling and could not walk comfortably. But even now, she is able to walk with pain. Is it just pain due to fall or am be ligament tear or fracture
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Hi, this is Dr. Praveen Podali, happy to help you.
Chances of fracture is high because there is pain and swelling also.
Kindly get an X-ray of affected limb AP and lateral views. .
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You need to get an x ray of the knee first.
That will clear out if there is fracture or not.
Rest if there is any ligament injury, that can be found out by consulting online.
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