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Excessive fluid in knee.
Knee get swollen repeatedly, doctors effused that fluid every time. Recently effusion were done 15 days before and again swelling appeared. No test report shows any positive result of arthritis, we have done HLA test too. What to do? Father is on medication taking pain killers.
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Dr. Sandip Gupta
Orthopedist
37 yrs exp
Delhi
If x Ray shows osteoarthritis then u need to start specific medicines. Don't take out fluid from joint again and again. Take advice from Ortho surgeon.
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