Horse related knee injury on my part... whats wrong with my leg?

last night i jump on my horse bareback because i didnt have a lead line to bring her back to the barn [the fence was down and she got loose on the rest of the property] when she wouldnt go i nudged her a bit harder and she did one of those spinning/bucking numbers on me [at this point we're on a steep hill] and i go flying and i guess i landed on my knee? but something happened and i couldnt get up. so as of now, i cant fully straighten my leg, and i cant turn my knee inwards. [right knee] with my foot on the floor it hurts to move the knee without the whole leg moving too... and i have to small dots that are bruises i guess. they're on the inner side of my knee, on the side that it hurts to move... so... any ideas what it is? i dont think its a dislocation. i looked up those symptoms but my leg isnt deformed. its only a bit swollen

Go to the doctor. You could have sprained ligaments to a fractured knee cap.

sounds to me like u hyper-extended your knee, but , to be on the safe side I'd see a Doctor and have it x-ray ed just to make sure u haven't torn any ligaments or anything..the bad news is that if u have hyper extended your knee you will have to be very careful because that knee will always be weak and u may have to wear a brace on it if doing sports etc

The knee is a complicated joint & without examination it can't be diagnosed by symptoms only.
I would elevate it, ice it for 15 or 20 minutes (at most) at a time, and take ibuproffen. If it's not significantly better in 2 days you should get an MRI to see if any structures are damaged.
With any luck it's just a sprain/strain of ligaments around the knee.

go to an orthopedist

hey.
could you e-mail me... i have some possible solutions to your knee. (i need to go ride my horses now!!)


love.malachai@yahoo.ca