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Swollen knee?

My right knee has swelled to about twice the size of the left knee. What are the usual causes?

Male | 58 years old

5 Answers

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Swollen knee comes from 1 Soft tissue injury musclefasciastrain with pain, tenderness, stiffness, bulging, weakness 2 Acuteinflammation with four classical inflammatory signs redness, swelling, warmth,pain, such as gout, trauma 3 Cyst with no inflammation and notenderness, like Bakers cyst filled with synovial fluid. It is not clear whatkind of swollen knee you suffer. There is no treatment required other than aspirationor surgical removal of the cyst. Acute inflammation is treated with medication andcan be expected to subside within a few days. Most commonly, swollen bulgingknee is derived from soft tissue strain more fascia than muscle which remainsfor a lifetime unless properly treated. This is not to be treated with medicationsantiinflammatory agents, oral or injectable steroids, hotcold applications,massage, manipulation, stretchingstrengthening exercises, etc. The onlyeffective way to resolve it quickly in 13 hours is to initiate selfhealinginternally by the body itself via TouchandHold of ThePrecision Method. This is detailed in my book NO MORE PAIN  AllPain Considered A Breakthrough. Please visit my websiteNoMorePainClinic.com.
If you had trauma to the knee it could be a hematoma collection of blood. Most likely it is fluid from inflammation. You also could have an infected knee, in which case it would be pus. You should see your primary care provider.
Obviously something wrong with the swollen knee. Should have fluid removed and cultures done to rule out infection.
It could be one of several reasons: arthritis(degenerative or rheumatoid) trauma, internal derangement, etc. Your MD will be able to figure it out with exam, x-rays, MRI. etc.
Good morning,

There are several different causes for knee swelling ranging for regular wear and tear arthritis to inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis. Meniscus injuries and trauma can also be associated with knee swelling as can infections such as Lymes disease. In addition conditions such as gout and pseudo gout are also common causes for knee swelling. Unfortunately based on the information provided it is difficult to narrow it down further but considering the severity of symptoms I would strongly recommend reaching out to your PCP as a first step to getting a clearer diagnosis and if appropriate and possible then evaluation by Rheumatology or Orthopedics may also be needed.

I hope the above information is useful to you.

Mishal Abdullah.