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What Causes Air Bubbles Logged In The Knee Cap?

Hello, I feel like I have an air bubble lodged underneath my knee cap. I bent my leg wrong during a game of Twister, and now I can t bend my leg more than 120 degrees, after which I feel like my knee cap is going to dislocate. This is excruciatingly painful, I get a very cramp-like feeling with a high amount of pressure on my knee. What could be the matter, and what should I do?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,

It looks from your details that most probably you may be having post traumatic synovitis of knee. There is swelling of covering or associated soft injury at your knee. You should do following to have relief:
- Take rest
- Apply a knee support like knee cap
- Take a good anti-inflammatory analgesic

We used to prescribe aceclofenac or other similar substances in such cases. If this does not improve your problem in next 3-5 days then you should consult to your doctor and should have an X-ray of affected knee.

Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
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What Causes Air Bubbles Logged In The Knee Cap?

Hello, It looks from your details that most probably you may be having post traumatic synovitis of knee. There is swelling of covering or associated soft injury at your knee. You should do following to have relief: - Take rest - Apply a knee support like knee cap - Take a good anti-inflammatory analgesic We used to prescribe aceclofenac or other similar substances in such cases. If this does not improve your problem in next 3-5 days then you should consult to your doctor and should have an X-ray of affected knee. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon