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swollen right knee and ankle
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Scott Keith answered
44 years experience Podiatry
Chain chain chain.: The hip bone is connected to the knee bone and the knee bone is connected to the ankle bone. The ankle bone is connected to the toe bone and that is w ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Bowman answered
38 years experience Podiatry
Sometimes: When you injure the knee you get swelling to the injured area and forces of gravity will pull it down the leg. Also, its possible you injured your ank ... Read More
A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Troy Ross answered
24 years experience Occupational Medicine
Could be serious: When you broke the leg the twisting force could have damaged your knee as well. If that is something that does not get better by itself after a few da ... Read More
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Dr. Ipe Kalathoor answered
17 years experience Internal Medicine
Knee pain: Definitely not normal. Might be cartilage or ligament injury. Could be a fracture which happened when you had the first fracture . Could be because of ... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Romano answered
9 years experience Internal Medicine
Swollen knee: Swelling of the knee after a fall can be superficial or internal damage, an examination in person can help determine the difference. The burning to th ... Read More
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerald Mandell answered
52 years experience Nuclear Medicine
Seek medical help: If pain and swelling not resolving should see an orthopedic or family physician to determine strutural damage such as ligament, meniscus or bone. This ... Read More
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Audie Rolnick answered
40 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Get evaluated: see an ortho. did you have MRI,any arthritis,any trauma? swellling can be related to the way you're walking. may need arthroscopy. age a factor. get e ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
I : I don't know what the cause is of the knot behind your right knee. It could be a baker's cyst.
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joseph Woods answered
28 years experience Pathology
Can be gout.: This sounds like gout, especially since it occurs after sitting for a long time and hurts severely with movement. This usually is first evident in th ... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nayana Trivedi answered
39 years experience Internal Medicine
Knee joint injury?: Did you injure it while playing soccer, or Running, slipped? Or just notice painful swelling while waking up in the morning?In this case you could ha ... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ashraf Guirgues answered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Meniscus injury: An injury to the meniscus can lead to pain when applying pressure to the inside of the knee while crossing the legs this can be aggravated. Although u ... Read More
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