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[QUOTE="Ricky, post: 274448, member: 17087"]
I crashed hard off a jump and landed on my knee:(. Ortho said I have a partially torn quad tendon & it is puffy due to fluid accumulation. Doc said my leg is still strong so no surgery. He could re-attach the torn part but it wouldn't make it any stronger. He could drain the knee if I wanted but my body would re-absorb the fluid on its own. I asked if I should stay off of it or take it easy and he said no, business as usual. This weekend I worked my butt off trenching the yard for water lines. Now if I sit in a sitting position knee bent 90 deg., there is a bigger bubble of fluid above knee and I feel constant pressure there. The further I flex it, the more pressure.

Has anybody experienced anything like this? I am wondering  how long will it take for fluid to be re-absorbed, if I should have it drained and If all this extra fluid in there could cause further complications?  The Ortho seems pretty casual about the whole thing, my family GP said he would advise against  draining  it because of risk of infection.       Thanks for any info.
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