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How Can Arthritis In The Knees Be Treated?
I have bone-on-bone arthritis in both knees and periodically get cortisone shots. About three weeks ago, I tripped over a kitchen rug and went down into a deep lunge; the right knee worse than the left, before I caught myself. I now have swelling and pain in the right knee and have been using a cane, but the past few days I notice a little pain behind the knee, at the back of my leg. The pain shoots down my leg a little, and sometimes pain just happens as I m sitting still. About 5 years ago I had surgery on this knee for torn cartilage; I m wondering if I could ve torn it again. Thanks for your help.
Wed, 6 Jun 2018
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It is possible that there may be some injury to cartilage but you indicated that you have severe arthritis so this means that there would be a reduced amount of cartilage present.
The fall would have aggravated the arthritis and may have damaged the nerves in the area, this would cause the pain running down the leg.
I hope this helps.
It is possible that there may be some injury to cartilage but you indicated that you have severe arthritis so this means that there would be a reduced amount of cartilage present.
The fall would have aggravated the arthritis and may have damaged the nerves in the area, this would cause the pain running down the leg.
I hope this helps.
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