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What Causes Increasing Fluid Storage On Knee?
I was diagnosed with fluid on the knee after a fall 2 months back and it was gradually going away and yesterday I noticed that it grew from almost nothing and flat then last night it grew rapidly over a couple of hours and it is quite large now.it is now hard and warm and I cannot bend my knee what is wrong with my knee?
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
Fluid in the joint after trauma could be blood,
fluid can also come from any synovial growth, like villonodular synovitis, or due to inflammatory arthritis, affecting your joints. Few questions
is only one joint involved or there are some symptoms in other joints also.
you need aspiration of the joint and investigation of the fluid to ascertain the cause,
fluid can also come from any synovial growth, like villonodular synovitis, or due to inflammatory arthritis, affecting your joints. Few questions
is only one joint involved or there are some symptoms in other joints also.
you need aspiration of the joint and investigation of the fluid to ascertain the cause,
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