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i am 16 years of age and since last year, every now and then my left knee swells up and has like an aching pain. i can't keep this knee bent for a long time as it really hurts. also every 30 minutes i have to straighten my legs and both of them click really loud. is this something i just have to deal with or is there something wrong?

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