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If a cortisone injection is given in the wrong spot in the knee can it cause more pain and stiffness than before.
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See details: It can cause transient pain and swelling even if it given in the correct place. The medication crystals sre responsible.
Answered 3/22/2015
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Not likely: but sometimes it can cause loss of local subcutaneous fat if it spills into it.
Answered 3/22/2015
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