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Mild tricompartment primary arthritic change greatest med & lat compartment w/ associated small joint effusion & posterial med popliteal fossa cyst

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Osteoarthritis: Though you are young this sounds like osteoarthritis but there are other types of arthritis that need to be considered. Ask your physician to have you see a rheumatologist to look into all of the options.

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Answered 3/27/2018

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