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Knee paiin

2018-09-05 17:45:32
Acute pain in left knee.more pain when leg is stretched pain much reduced when leg is folded.Difficulty in walking more stress given on right leg.Stretch exercises give some relief and icepack compress also.When standing or leg is streched pain is felt near down peripheral portion of knee cap or patella.Please advise.Thanks.
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At the given age, the most common problem faced remains osteoarthritis. Likely hood of a patellofemoral arthritis is high as your symptoms suggest. Please consider consulting your orthopedic doctor

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Rule out arthritis Need. X ray

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