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What doctor should i go to if i have bursitis in my knee and arthritis and i have pain when i walk. what doctor should i go to? an rheumatologist or an orthopedic surgeon? tx?

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Orthopedic surgeon

Answered 9/6/2021

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If confined to one site only (and at age 82) this is likely a structural issue with knee or bursa and probably best evaluated by an Orthopedist. If multiple joint or multiple sites it may be a systemic illness and best evaluated by a Rheumatologist

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