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Knee Cap On Bending Post A Fall, Feeling Of Pebble On The Knee Cap That Is Increasing In Size, Pain Increasing Day By Day. Surgery Required?
I fell straight down on one knee years ago. it was sore for a few weeks. but ever since i cannot kneel on it. there is a small hard pebble inside my skin on my kneecap. it is now getting bigger, more like the size of a ziti (pasta). it hurst even to brush against it. it feel like theres a needle in my knee. the pain is getting worse every year. i think i may need surgery. what do you think?
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
It looks to me that you are having prepatellar bursitis . This is collection of fluid in the bursa. I would suggest you to get it removed surgically. Or get a needle aspiration and steroid injection. Avoid kneel down position.
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