Mariska Hargitay reveals multiple leg injuries requiring hospital visit

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Mariska Hargitay has suffered leg injuries that required a hospital visit.

"#ThatFeelingWhen, you go to the doctor, get an MRI and find out that you have a broken knee, a hairline fracture in your ankle, and a torn ligament," the actress, 57, wrote Wednesday on Instagram, captioning a photo of herself outside Manhattan's Hospital for Special Surgery. She was wearing what appeared to be an ankle brace on her left leg and a knee brace on her right.

"It's always a good idea to go to the doctor. Immediately," wrote the Emmy Award winner and eight-time nominee for her role as NYPD Capt. Olivia Benson on the NBC police procedural, adding, "Great news is I don't need surgery."

A string of hashtags advised, "#ListenToYourBody #TrustTheExperts #StayStrong," and more comically, "#InOtherKneeNews #BustingPerpsWithBustedKnees #BraceYourself #NotTheBeesKnees #TheQueenBeesKnees … #YouShouldSeeTheOtherGuy."

Hargitay expressed thanks "for all the love[,] folks!" She noted, "Just so you know this is did NoT happen at work!" on the set of her long-running series, which shoots in New York.

"Feel better soon," commented the show's production company, Wolf Entertainment, adding a red heart emoji. Danielle Moné Truitt, a star of the new companion series "Law & Order: Organized Crime," wrote, "Damn[,] woman!! Glad you don't need surgery! Rest up." Responding to Julianna Margulies, who commented, "Oh noooooo! So sorry honey," Hargitay wrote, "[S]itting here reading your book[,] sister!" Hargitay was referring to the former "ER" and "The Good Wife" star's recent memoir, "Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected Life."

Others adding their sympathy and support included such performers as Cynthia Erivo, Demi Lovato, Debra Messing, Holly Robinson Peete, Samantha Ronson and Ali Wentworth.