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What Causes A Loose Lump On The Knee?

I had surgery on my knee about four years ago. The skin behind my knee-cap broke and was irritating it. Now I have a ball of some sort on the side that I can move around anywhere in my knee. It doesn t seem to be attached to anything. It s just a loose body of something. What is this?
Mon, 9 Feb 2015
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Hi! thanks for sharing your health queries with HCM!

Well, this is a common post-surgical condition and whenever somebody presents to me like this, I consider the following possibilities:

1. an inclusion cyst

2. a post-operative stromal nodule inflamed chronically

3. lose bodied like fragments of bone/cartilage!

4. blood-filled sac termed as hematoma

Overall, this is a benign or inflammatory or degenerative condition and not to worry at all!

Therefore kindly consult your surgeon for some tests like x-ray, CT scan and FNAC to determine the line of management!

Hope got the answer to your question; please don't hesitate to write to me in case any more queries/clarifications.

Wishing you good health!
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What Causes A Loose Lump On The Knee?

Hi! thanks for sharing your health queries with HCM! Well, this is a common post-surgical condition and whenever somebody presents to me like this, I consider the following possibilities: 1. an inclusion cyst 2. a post-operative stromal nodule inflamed chronically 3. lose bodied like fragments of bone/cartilage! 4. blood-filled sac termed as hematoma Overall, this is a benign or inflammatory or degenerative condition and not to worry at all! Therefore kindly consult your surgeon for some tests like x-ray, CT scan and FNAC to determine the line of management! Hope got the answer to your question; please don t hesitate to write to me in case any more queries/clarifications. Wishing you good health!