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What Causes Sharp Pain In Knee In Spite Of Taking Cortisone Shots?

I have pain in my knees I can not put any kind of weight on them without extreme pain it almost like a fireball kind of pain I have already been given 3 cortisone shots in one of the knees it only helped temporarily but seems worse each time it wears off I have had no x rays or mri done was hoping someone can tell me what is causing this to happen
Thu, 18 Feb 2016
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Hi.

Quite possibly a reduction of intra-articular joint space which results in the bone ends (of the femur and the tibia) to have friction between themselves every time even a slight amount of weight bearing occurs. Please do get both an MRI and an xray of the region for more answers and clearance.

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What Causes Sharp Pain In Knee In Spite Of Taking Cortisone Shots?

Hi. Quite possibly a reduction of intra-articular joint space which results in the bone ends (of the femur and the tibia) to have friction between themselves every time even a slight amount of weight bearing occurs. Please do get both an MRI and an xray of the region for more answers and clearance. Best wishes