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A 32-year-old member asked:
How do you tell if there is fluid in a joint?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Luis Villaplanaanswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Joint effusions: Fluid in a joint will cause swelling, redness, and heat as well as difficulty straightening and bending
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Dr. Pedro Hernandezanswered
Geriatrics 42 years experience
Compare c other: May be balooing of the patella, the usual grooves of the normal knee are lost. You compare one knee with the other. With fluid looks more round.
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Last updated Jan 19, 2017
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