Knee pain and cramps

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Asked for Female, 67 Years

My grandmother has a lot of knee pain and cramps she cannot stand up without support.. X ray shows the gap between knee joint is missing and a nerve has got attached to the bone advice..

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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain

General Physician 9 yrs exp Bangalore

hello there. she can try physiotherapy for a few days, if still there is no improvement, then knee replacement is the only option left. if she is overweight, she will have to lose weight. regards

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Dr. Indreshwar Verma Orthopedist 14 yrs exp Lucknow · Accepted Answer

Dr. Indreshwar Verma

Orthopedist 14 yrs exp Lucknow

Most probably ur grand mother has osteoarthritis knee Quadriceps exercise X Ray both knee Ap standing