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What Causes Edema In The Hip, Knee And Shoulder Post A Self Injury?
About a month ago my husband cut his knee at work. The knee healed fine but caused an internal infection wbc has been high ever since even after 3 rounds of antibiotics. Even caused fluid to build up on his knee hip and shoulder. But his hip has steadily gotten worse not even the pain meds are helping now.
Wed, 27 Feb 2019
Hi,
It seems to be an infection of the joint cavity. If oral antibiotic not helping than intravenous antibiotic course can be prescribed. It's advisable to investigate further with an x-ray of the local part as well for further work up.
You can consult a nearby orthopedic surgeon for detailed evaluation.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami, General & Family Physician
It seems to be an infection of the joint cavity. If oral antibiotic not helping than intravenous antibiotic course can be prescribed. It's advisable to investigate further with an x-ray of the local part as well for further work up.
You can consult a nearby orthopedic surgeon for detailed evaluation.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami, General & Family Physician
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