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What could it be? Knee Pain

Hi there, I have a question about my knee. It all started when i was playing football, i got cut, incase you don't know what that means, i got hit in the knee from the side.  When i was hit my left leg bowed inwards and i felt a pop followed by what i describe as an explosion of pain, when i jumped up thinking i had just twisted it and the pain would go away, it didn't, i barely made it off of the field because my leg was unable to bear my weight and i was unable to straighten it out or bend it all the way. Once on the sidelines they did some tests i think the lachman's, and told me my acl was loose, but i probably just had a bone bruise.  Well i called my ortho, and he said that he believes due to the way i have gotten hit, i might have a partial tear in my acl, if not i have stretched it out even more than before, i had hurt this leg 3 months earlier playing soccer, then when i get to his office, he tells me that i have probably tore my mcl, might have a tear in my acl, and i might've torn my meniscus. Could this all be possible? because everything i've read about knee injuries always envolves swelling, and mine never got swollen too bad, and i can still walk, but it hurts a little bit i have a limp, and if i twist or anyhthing it hurts, and my knee has this rubbery feeling to it on the outside.  What do you think it could be?  Is what the dr told me even possible? I know i need an mri to tell for sure, but i have to wait until friday to get that, i just wanted to see what someone else thinks because like i said, i'm walking and everything and i just dont see how anything could be torn. thanks for the help.
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Lachman test is to know about the cruciate ligaments.
Did he do Anteriror drawer test and Posterior drawer test to detect injury to anterior cruciate ligament  or posterior cruciate ligament?
Posterior sagging of the upper tibia may be obvious and indicates a posterior cruciate ligament tear.
Often the injury to medial collateral ligament, medial meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament occur together. This is called O'Donoghue triad.
You can take a second opinion by examination near another orthopaedician or wait for your MRI results.
Swelling is variable, but appears early after the injury.
Take care and come back to us with further queries.
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I actually hurt it in a game last friday, we had a scrimmage.and he did do a few tests, i think the lachmans, and then he straightened it out and pushed it inwards the same way it was hit and then asked where it hurt at, on the inside my knee like outside the patella and underneath it and it also hurt on the inside.  But i just dont see how anything can be tore because i can almost move my leg completely like normal.
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There is no rule that you must have a huge swelling or aggravating symptoms.
You also have partial tears and by testing your range of movements any good clinician would be able to guess what ligaments are involved. Partial tears recover  sometimes by rest without any surgery.
The diagnosis would obvioulsy be based on the MRI but the any good Orthopaedician would make out by now!
Take care and go for the MRI for proper diagnosis and follow up near a good orthopaedician for treatment. You already have delayed it by months!
Take care!
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