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What Does A Knot Above Incision Site Indicate?

I had ortho surgery on my left knee about 2 1/2 years ago. Shortly after surgery I noticed a knot above the small incision above my knee. The knot has not disappeared and is located near the quad muscle. It is very painful. I received another MRI last year and a white image was noted. My doctor thought it might be inflammation and wanted to keep an eye on it. Any thoughts on what it might be?
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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hi You had ortho surgery ( which surgery ?) about 2 1/2 yrs back and you have a small knot above the small incision which is painful and not disappearing. In my opinion I would think of this to be a small granuloma caused by undissolved stitches or a small neuroma formed due to incision.In either case there is nothing much to worry, if pain is severe take a pain killer SOS.
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What Does A Knot Above Incision Site Indicate?

hi You had ortho surgery ( which surgery ?) about 2 1/2 yrs back and you have a small knot above the small incision which is painful and not disappearing. In my opinion I would think of this to be a small granuloma caused by undissolved stitches or a small neuroma formed due to incision.In either case there is nothing much to worry, if pain is severe take a pain killer SOS.