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What Causes Swelling In Knee And Pain In Tip Of Toes?

I am a referee and i did three days of a total of 10 days my knee started to swell my left one . It swoll so bad i couldnt even bend my knee.....i was running but like on ,my tip toes any it hurts from my knee to my calf.... i guess my question is are there any symptoms for a blood clot i did go tothe dr monday said it was fluid on my knee thats why it was so tight?
Fri, 26 Feb 2016
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Looking at your professional history of being a refree, it is quite possible that you may have injured your knee while running , bending or performing similar activity.
Inflammation of the joint surfaces can lead to effusion or collection of fluid in joint spaces.
Thus, the pain, swelling and restricted movement of the knee joint can be due to inflammatory process.
Secondly the pain in calf can be due to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as you have mentioned.
The incidence of DVT is high in people who have to stand for long durations.
DVT leads to pain in the calf region, however, the pain in knee region is not explainable by DVT.
I suggest you to consult an orthopedician for clinical assessment and relevant investigations for definitive diagnosis.
The treatment of effusion in knee joint is primarily conservative and treatment for DVT consists for drugs which inhibit clotting in veins.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri




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What Causes Swelling In Knee And Pain In Tip Of Toes?

Hello and welcome to HCM, Looking at your professional history of being a refree, it is quite possible that you may have injured your knee while running , bending or performing similar activity. Inflammation of the joint surfaces can lead to effusion or collection of fluid in joint spaces. Thus, the pain, swelling and restricted movement of the knee joint can be due to inflammatory process. Secondly the pain in calf can be due to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as you have mentioned. The incidence of DVT is high in people who have to stand for long durations. DVT leads to pain in the calf region, however, the pain in knee region is not explainable by DVT. I suggest you to consult an orthopedician for clinical assessment and relevant investigations for definitive diagnosis. The treatment of effusion in knee joint is primarily conservative and treatment for DVT consists for drugs which inhibit clotting in veins. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri