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Knee effusion looking for second opinion
15 months ago i had a sudden pain in my right thigh above the knee. Extreme one. X-ray showed swelling above right knee. no other diagnosis was done as i was in a very small town. After 6 months, i went to a big ortho hospital in pune where MRI was done on my mid thigh area and knee effusion was found. They dint do a knee MRI. Medication and physiotherapy started and i got some relief but i am not satisfied with the treatment and looking for second opinion as i was never told the reason behind it. Doctor said it could be a muscle tear, pull, worn, muscle weakness etc. After 9 months of treatment i can only walk and take stair, but cant fold my legs much, forget about running or dancing or any strain on my knee.. i have taken medication which has been stopped now and still undergoing physiotherapy. But i have reached only phase2 physiotherapy afr 7 months. I might be wrong but i have doubts that there is something more that needs to be dealt with. i have reached a stagnation point in it
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It may be early stage of arthritis
However elaborate history ,examination and tests need
to be done to arrive at any conclusion
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Dr. Sakshi Mittal
Rheumatologist
11 yrs exp
Delhi
Knee effusion may be due to various reasons - arthritis, reactive, meniscus injury, infections like TB, tumors (to name a few). If left untreated, it can lead to permanent damage to your knee joint. Physiotherapy alone can not treat a knee effusion. The disease causing the effusion needs to be diagnosed and treated
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Dr. Pavankumar Ravi
Orthopedist
15 yrs exp
Vijayawada
Thorough clinical assessment is needed to a conclusion and enables us to get best outcome with least investigation. Anyway you have been advised to get MRI of the knee and if that is inconclusive then a few blood test should be useful.
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