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What Causes A Large Bubble Like Swelling In Knees?
i have a large bubble like swelling in my left knee. located outside of left knee just below level of kneecap. it is like a hard ball of fluid.about one year ago it appeared after I was using a tiller in uneven ground.I am 67 years old and played soccer into my early 40 s. I am in pretty good shape.I can t get rid of this bubble and I think it has got a little bigger.
As read in your history about the large bubble like swelling just below the knee cap, i ask the first question - is the area painful? if it is painful than a thorough assessment is advised. Post which the proper measured will be taken according to the assessment.
Also, if the area is non painful than you do not have to worry, as it can be just a soft tissue of the skin to provide some sort of fluid accumulation as you were a soccer player.
Also, you can try doing hot water fermentation and see, if the area where the swelling is present gets resolved. In case if it not, then the ortho may ask for an x-ray or MRI and then see if the fluid accumulation is high, he may plan to drain it out and send for the culture to see further what could be the bacteria present which causes such bubble.
Regards Jay Indravadan Patel
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What Causes A Large Bubble Like Swelling In Knees?
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised. As read in your history about the large bubble like swelling just below the knee cap, i ask the first question - is the area painful? if it is painful than a thorough assessment is advised. Post which the proper measured will be taken according to the assessment. Also, if the area is non painful than you do not have to worry, as it can be just a soft tissue of the skin to provide some sort of fluid accumulation as you were a soccer player. Also, you can try doing hot water fermentation and see, if the area where the swelling is present gets resolved. In case if it not, then the ortho may ask for an x-ray or MRI and then see if the fluid accumulation is high, he may plan to drain it out and send for the culture to see further what could be the bacteria present which causes such bubble. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel