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What Does Pain In The Knees And Calves Indicate?
I have pain on the inside of my knee and the back of the calf at the knee. A bruise appeared three weeks ago and the ortho said it was probably just broken blood vessels. I do have OA in the knees. The pain and bruise went away with ice, elevation and wrapping with an ace bandage helped weakness and pain. Yesterday it returned with a less pronounced bruise, pain and the back of the calf near the knee feels bumpy . I had a DVT in 2003 due to birth control pills. No problem since. I don t know what doctor to see because my GP and Ortho haven t been any help.
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
You need to consult an internist for complete clinical assessment as well as other routine and essential tests:
1- Physical examination.
2- Complete blood count and other blood tests such as bleeding time, PT, and PTT.
3- Doppler study of the leg.
4- Other routine tests according to the initial findings.
I hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Take care.
You need to consult an internist for complete clinical assessment as well as other routine and essential tests:
1- Physical examination.
2- Complete blood count and other blood tests such as bleeding time, PT, and PTT.
3- Doppler study of the leg.
4- Other routine tests according to the initial findings.
I hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Take care.
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