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Repeated knee swelling and pain in only on knee after every 2 years for age of 1year.knee got swelling and pain for 4-5 months and gone on it's own. ?
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Recurrent swelling: It's unusual that you would have recurrent swelling in your knee without some sort of precipitating injury. You may have an old injury that is repeatedly being re-aggravated. You might need an imaging study to determine the underlying cause.
Answered 9/21/2013
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