How Can Severe Knee Pain Due To A Sprain With Fluid Be Drained And Treated?

Posted on Sat, 30 Jun 2018

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Question : past 4 weeks ive been suffering with knee pain, now crawling; a specialist diagnosed me with a sprained. fluid on knee very painful, does it need drained?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, you can.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

You are suffering from osteoarthritis of knee with sprain . Fluid on knee need to aspirations .
In severe cases intra articular injections of steroids and hyaluronic acid may be needed after consultation with your orthopedist.

I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.

Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.

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