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Can you tell me about orthopedics | differential diagnosis of synovial swelling ?
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Increased fluid: Synovial swelling is increased joint fluid within the joint. There is a large differential which would include trauma, inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid, degenerative arthritis, infection such as lyme. You should get it checked out.
Answered 9/23/2016
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