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Suggest Remedy For Painful Knees Post Cortisone Injection

on Friday I had a cortisone injections in my knees and have been getting them for several years, this time I can t walk, bend or move my leg very painful and can t stand anything to touch it or move it what can I do my e-mail address is YYYY@YYYY
Tue, 27 Oct 2015
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thank you for asking your concern and welcome to HCM. long history of steroid gives rise to ankylosis of joint or any acute bactrial infection may be present. if joint is swollen, pain on touch, red, warm to touch then it is infection. in this case strong intravenous antibiotics are necessary and some blood test also necessary to check causative organism. if none of above is there but joint stiffness is there then ankylosis can be suspected. i suggest you to consult any orthopedic surgeon to have recent x ray and diagnosis and if ankylosis is present then joint replacement surgery may be needed.
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Suggest Remedy For Painful Knees Post Cortisone Injection

hi thank you for asking your concern and welcome to HCM. long history of steroid gives rise to ankylosis of joint or any acute bactrial infection may be present. if joint is swollen, pain on touch, red, warm to touch then it is infection. in this case strong intravenous antibiotics are necessary and some blood test also necessary to check causative organism. if none of above is there but joint stiffness is there then ankylosis can be suspected. i suggest you to consult any orthopedic surgeon to have recent x ray and diagnosis and if ankylosis is present then joint replacement surgery may be needed.