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Pain around knee. goes down leg. ok during day. at night difficult to straighten leg. feels like tight rubber band. painful. any idea what it is
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Effusion: Seems like you are having some type of irritation that is causing an effusion or water on your knee that is causing it to get tight. That can be arthritic, meniscal or ligament problem.
Answered 8/9/2018
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