The area (maybe the muscle?) above my right knee suddenly swelled up big yesterday. I could barely sleep with the pain and cannot really stand up on it at all without extreme pain... I've tried applying ... View answer

After playing a round of golf yesterday I woke up this morning with a very sore, stiff and swollen left knee. If I sit for an extended period it is a little painful to straighten my leg then... View answer

Dr. Tayal, You just responded to my inquiry regarding swollen knee ...which you responded was probably bursitis... What causes bursitis? ... View answer

I have a friend, 85 years old. Broke upper leg with a fall in April past. Both her legs below the knee are very swollen. There are bumps and when I touch her leg it is bone hard. What could the... View answer

I twisted my knee 2 weeks ago. The inside of my knee is swollen still. The patella seems to be ... know 2 weeks is not long in ortho but I don't know if I should get this looked at. ... View answer

chair. (I am a below the knee amputee in the other leg but not diabetic). I landed on the knee and the ... back in 2007 when I was hit by car crossing the street. The knee has always... View answer

Hello, last weekend I was playing football and collided with another player. My knee instantly became swollen. I went to a&e where they informed me it was badly bruised but over the past 8 days the ... View answer

knee and calf of his leg are both swollen and red and warm to the touch. His calf and knee are approximately 1 1/4 inches bigger in diameter than his other leg. He had a knee... View answer

Its been 5 days now since I have had stitches in my knee. The gauze is stuck to the stitches. I was told not to get the area wet so I m a little hesitant to wet the gauze to remove it. My knee is very ... View answer

knee looked swelled and hard to the touch. When I pulled my leg the opposite way it felt like I need to pop my knee. It doesn t hurt unless I stiffen my leg fully like when I stand up. Any... View answer