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What Is The Hard Lump On The Inner Knee?
My husband is a 45 years old fireman in very good shape and within weight limits for his height. He has been on vacation for this past 3 weeks. He developed a hard lump on the inside of his right knee right around the meniscus area just two days ago. He had been in the water for several days prior sitting on a pool saddle watching a boat race. I am sure some beer was involved. Before that, he put a new floor in our house and changed out our kitchen counter tops. Should he been concerned?
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
Hi! thanks for sharing your husband's health concerns with HCM!
After going through your description of a hard lump on the inside of his right knee right around the meniscus area following kind of heavy exercises, I would like to comment that this is a benign and possibly degenerative or age-related condition and there is nothing to worry really!
This is a fairly common clinical situation in my clinic and I would like to consider following possibilities as per my knowledge of needle biopsies:
1. bursa or BAKER'S cyst which is a degenerative or inflammatory pseudocyst-like condition; possibility 90%
2. throbmosed or dilated veins possibility 5%
3. loose bodies, synovial herniation or benign tumor-like conditions; possibility 5%
Therefore you need not be worried but please see a general surgeon or orthopedic surgeon for a physical examination and the further needful....
Wishing your husband good health; Regards,
After going through your description of a hard lump on the inside of his right knee right around the meniscus area following kind of heavy exercises, I would like to comment that this is a benign and possibly degenerative or age-related condition and there is nothing to worry really!
This is a fairly common clinical situation in my clinic and I would like to consider following possibilities as per my knowledge of needle biopsies:
1. bursa or BAKER'S cyst which is a degenerative or inflammatory pseudocyst-like condition; possibility 90%
2. throbmosed or dilated veins possibility 5%
3. loose bodies, synovial herniation or benign tumor-like conditions; possibility 5%
Therefore you need not be worried but please see a general surgeon or orthopedic surgeon for a physical examination and the further needful....
Wishing your husband good health; Regards,
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