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Hello, I am an archaeologist, and recently injured my knee while on excavation in the Near East. I fell and landed on my left knee with most of my wight. Within a day my entire leg from knee to foot had swollen and I had bruising 3/4 of the way arround my leg all the way down into my ankle and foot. I was attended by a physician there (who had no equipment for a proper exam) was told I had “crushed a ligament” and to stay off it for 10 days and it. I returned to the US and sought out an Orthopedic specialist, because despite the fact that it had been nearly three months I was still in pain. My left knee, and especially the area below my left knee was very painful, and as I walked throughout the week it got worse. I also have numbness down the outside of my left leg. I had X-rays done which showed no fractures, and the Dr. had an MRI done which showed that I might have a possible muniscus tear – but he had no idea why the area below my knee is painful, and said there is no reason for it. I was given a cortizone shot, which took care of the pain in the joint itself, but the area below my knee is still very painful, and becomes increasingly painful throughout the week – it gets swollen and warm (usually by Wednesday).Does anyone know what the cause of this would be, and what sort of specialist I should see if the orthopedic surgeon does not know how to treat it?

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    : I am an archaeologist, and recently injured my knee while on excavation in the Near East. I fell and landed on my left knee with most of my wight. Within a day my entire leg from knee to foot had swollen and I had bruising 3/4 of the way arround my leg all the way down into my ankle and foot. I was attended by a physician there (who had no equipment for a proper exam) was told I had “crushed a ligament” and to stay off it for 10 days and it.: I returned to the US and sought out an Orthopedic specialist, because despite the fact that it had been nearly three months I was still in pain. My left knee, and especially the area below my left knee was very painful, and as I walked throughout the week it got worse. I also have numbness down the outside of my left leg. : I had X-rays done which showed no fractures, and the Dr. had an MRI done which showed that I might have a possible muniscus tear – but he had no idea why the area below my knee is painful, and said there is no reason for it. I was given a cortizone shot, which took care of the pain in the joint itself, but the area below my knee is still very painful, and becomes increasingly painful throughout the week – it gets swollen and warm (usually by Wednesday).: Does anyone know what the cause of this would be, and what sort of specialist I should see if the orthopedic surgeon does not know how to treat it?

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