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Is it normal to have a swollen knee and also have extreme burning pain in the knee joint? is a root tear the same as a displacement of the root?

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Not normal: A swollen joint is never normal and joint pain is never normal. I cannot speak about "root tears.".

Dr Bennett agreed

Answered 4/24/2013

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