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I was beat with a bb gun in the right knee bout 4 years ago and its been hard to walk on lately. what could be the cause of this?
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Hard to say: Old fracture, internal derangement of the ligaments/menisci, fluid on the knee, etc. Consider a physical medicine or orthopedic consult.
Answered 1/21/2014
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