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Help please! my knee is always throbbing and i have pain from my knee to my mid thigh. my mid thigh feels hard and swollen. what's this mean for the future of my leg?

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Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered

Specializes in Pain Management

KNEE PAIN: YOU HAVE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE PAIN - HAVE YOU HAD XRAYS DONE - THIS COULD BE EARLY ARTHRITIS. TREATMENT WILL DEPENDING ON WHAT TESTS SHOW

Answered 11/25/2020

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