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[swrdmbo]

Did the Dr. say you will need an MRI? That is a very expensive test...don't they usually do x-rays first? I must have missed what the doctor said when you went there.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

Xrays don't show soft tissue damage. It's the swellling in the knee that is the issue, along with possible torn ligament.

 

[ecmst12]

Well usually they will want to rule out fracture or other bony pathology before going for the expensive MRI, swelling can have a hundred different causes. But if there's TOO much swelling it will obscure the x-ray results anyway.