Swell at back of knee

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Asked for Female, 38 Years

Nerves are swelled at back of knee(leg) which is appearing like green in color. Unbearable pain while doing working while standing. I will go to doctor but before that i need to know what happened. Some thing like which is shown in the following image.

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Dr. Pranjali Chaudhari (PT)

Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist 17 yrs exp Bangalore

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Differential diagnosis could be 1) popliteal bursitis 2) ligament injury 3) hamstring tendon injury. Get yourself evaluate d to confirm diagnosis and start treatment.

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Dr. Anoli Jobalia (PT) Physiotherapist 11 yrs exp Mumbai · Accepted Answer

Dr. Anoli Jobalia (PT)

Physiotherapist 11 yrs exp Mumbai

Hello kindly visit the doctor however it could be bakers cyst (swollen pouch behind the knee), could be varicose veins, muscle/ tendon pull.