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Swelling in right leg knee
She fell down while walking 2 months back and that time she didn't noticed any swelling but now from last 15 days she have swelling in his right knee and pain that she can't stand for long and can't walk.
PS: She have pain in both legs from last few years and eating calcium tablets and calcium granules with milk but now calcium tablets not help her in relieving pain.
Please suggest some tablets,balm/gel, exercise that relieves pain and swelling.
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Age of patient? Difficulty in getting up from bed?
U needs detailed evaluation for your correct diagnosis for proper treatment.
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limb elevation over pillow
volini gel x local application xtds
tab Zerodol p x BD
tab pan 40mg x OD
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no squatting or sitting crosslegged.
avoid Indian toilets use English
avoid stairs use lift instead.
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Tab Etova ER 400 twice daily for 10 days
Tab pan 40 once daily for 5 days
tab chymoral forte one tab three times a day for 5 days
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get MRI scan of her knee
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It s better we examine her clinically before declaring a diagnosis , I would still wanna see some xrays at the time of fall or the latest available . Until then elevation and cold fermentation will help
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X-ray knee Ap and lateral views , clinical examination
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Avoid squatting and sitting on floor
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Dr. Sandeep Saraf Agarwal
Orthopedist
10 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
U NEED TO CONSULT WITH ME DIRECTLY THROUGH PRACTO
DR SANDEEP SARAF AGARWAL
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Dr. Ahesan R Shaikh
Ortho surgeon
8 yrs exp
Mumbai
There can be underlying soft tissue injury.
At time of fall ,their might be small sprain on knee ligaments (ACL /PCL) or injury to cushion like structure (meniscus) over period of two months it has been agrevated.
Other possibilities there can be soft tissue tightness as it was injured like ITBs ,( IT band syndrome) etc.
Advice to visit near by orthopaedic surgeron for examination if possible and sos get Mri knee to be done.
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-rest
-limb elevation over pillow
-ice application 20 min thrice per day (do not apply direct to skin).
- volini gel thrice per day
- for medicine prescription u need to consult us on practo or your near by ortho.
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MRI KNEE . TO RULE OUT SOFT TISSUE INJURY.
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