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Mariska Hargitay's Hospitalization Will Not Affect Production On 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'

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May 19 2021, Published 5:30 p.m. ET

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Mariska Hargitay's broken bones might put the actress down for a few weeks but RadarOnline.com has learned her injuries won't affect production on her show, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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Sources familiar with the situation tell RadarOnline.com, despite their main character suffering a broken knee and fractured ankle, there will be "no impact on production."

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While Hargitay has yet to reveal how she injured herself so badly, we're told she didn't hurt herself on the set of the long-running NBC crime show. 

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In fact, RadarOnline.com has learned all the episodes for Season 22 of SVU have already been filmed, with production wrapping just last month.

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Mariska -- who famously plays Detective Olivia Benson -- surprised everyone when she revealed on Wednesday that she had been hospitalized after suffering a broken right knee and hairline fracture to her left ankle. 

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Posting a photo outside of the hospital, Hargitay gave her 2.1 million Instagram fans the first look at the outcome of her injuries. 

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Wearing white shorts, a black t-shirt, and a long-sleeved robe-like sweater, the famous TV star stood outside the hospital showing off her latest accessories -- her casts. 

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Sporting a soft black cast over her knee and a boot supporting her ankle, Mariska posed for the picture which was taken outside of the Hospital For Special Surgery in New York City.

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Holding onto her discharge paperwork, her driver captured a shot to commemorate the end of her hospital visit. 

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Revealing that she wasn't feeling well, Hargitay made it seem like she was unaware of the seriousness of her injuries. 

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"#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," she captioned her hospital pic on Wednesday. 

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Reminding her followers that "it’s always a good idea to go to the doctor," she emphasized to go "immediately" instead of waiting. 

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Thankfully, when it is time to get back to work, Mariska will be good to go because she also revealed she doesn't need surgery.  

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Hargitay has played Olivia Benson on SVU since the beginning in 1999.

She's currently the HBIC of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit and works alongside actors like: Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, and Christopher Meloni -- who recently reprised his role as Elliot Stabler on his own show Law & Order: Organized Crime.

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