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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Painful Knee
Two days after spraining his left ankle , my husbands left knee swelled up causing severe pain. Ice packs are the only thing relieving pain to the point of being tolerable. Swelling has gone down slightly in last four hours. A are these issues related or not and how should this be treated?
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
What you describe is a condition called Hemarthrosis.
When the knee swell quickly, it means some trauma has occured within the joint.It could be a Meniscal Tear or a ACL/PCL Ligament injury.
The most appropriate thing to do would be to visit an Orthopedic surgeon nearby and let him drain the fluid from the knee with a needle.
Later when the swelling subsides, an MRI scan should be done to rule out any injury to the Menisci of the knee, or the Internal Ligaments as mentioned above.
Ice pack will help initially.But the fluid has to be drained.
Get well soon!
When the knee swell quickly, it means some trauma has occured within the joint.It could be a Meniscal Tear or a ACL/PCL Ligament injury.
The most appropriate thing to do would be to visit an Orthopedic surgeon nearby and let him drain the fluid from the knee with a needle.
Later when the swelling subsides, an MRI scan should be done to rule out any injury to the Menisci of the knee, or the Internal Ligaments as mentioned above.
Ice pack will help initially.But the fluid has to be drained.
Get well soon!
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