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Suggest Remedy For Sudden Pain In The Right Knee

Hi I am a 73 yr. old female with OA in both knees. However I had a total left knee last year . I had the right knee injected when I was under and it has controlled the pain until I went for my usual walk this afternoon. I experienced sudden pain in the right knee and it was hard to weight bear. Have I torn something and should I be weight bearing? I have put a soft brace on it to try and stabilize the joint. Email YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 23 May 2016
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Hi,

thank you for providing the brief history of you.

As you are having OA knee bilaterally, i will advice you to undergo an X-ray or an MRI of both the knees to see the level of the degeneration in the joint and also the soft tissue status.

Also, you have TKR for left knee last year, now by default the body will apply whole weight on the right side and the joint will lead to pain. May be a meniscus tear would have occured leading to alot of pain.

This is the common complains in most of the patients with unilateral TKR.

I will advice you to undergo physical therapy and get treated as to safeguard the natural joint is of utmost importance.

In my clinical practice most patients respond to physical therapy and never needed surgery at all.

Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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Suggest Remedy For Sudden Pain In The Right Knee

Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. As you are having OA knee bilaterally, i will advice you to undergo an X-ray or an MRI of both the knees to see the level of the degeneration in the joint and also the soft tissue status. Also, you have TKR for left knee last year, now by default the body will apply whole weight on the right side and the joint will lead to pain. May be a meniscus tear would have occured leading to alot of pain. This is the common complains in most of the patients with unilateral TKR. I will advice you to undergo physical therapy and get treated as to safeguard the natural joint is of utmost importance. In my clinical practice most patients respond to physical therapy and never needed surgery at all. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel