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What Causes Lumps On Knee Incision Area?
I had ACl surgery about 5 yrs ago my knee has never felt right since. however lately I have been getting a lot of pain below and to the inside of the knee near the insision. Today I noticed near the surgical insision there has have formed a large hard lump,and the pain has subsided. What could be the cause of this lump forming?
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
Surgical intervention for joint after some years can cause ofosteo- arthosis of the affected which in turn may initially cause lot of pain limiting the movements with joint fluid acculumating.
This causes sac Bursa around the knee to swell once the joint space exceeds its capacity and presnts as a Swelling like a cricket ball . Please get it confirmed and addressed by orthopaedic
This causes sac Bursa around the knee to swell once the joint space exceeds its capacity and presnts as a Swelling like a cricket ball . Please get it confirmed and addressed by orthopaedic
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