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How long does it take for swelling in the knee to go down after arthroscopy?

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Dr. Keith Joe answered

few weeks: This will obvious vary person to person and to some degree dependent on what was done with the arthroscopy but the swelling should be better roughly within a month from surgery.

Dr Chimenti agreed

Answered 3/16/2018

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