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What Causes A Painless And Movable Lump In Knee?

Hi, umm I have a small ball in my knee like barely an inch away from my knee cap on the side and it s smaller than a bean but I can feel it like rolling around when I touch it or mess with it (moving it around) and it doesn t hurt. Idk what it is, I play volleyball 24/7 and idk if I did something to it or not and I have knee pads on too and I m not really on my knees a lot just bending them a lot. I was thinking about seeing the docter but I m not sure if it s really nessesary. Is it something serious?
Mon, 18 May 2015
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Dear Patient,
Welcome, and thanks for sharing your concern
I went through your query, and I feel,you should know that these are cartilagenous or bony loose bodies in the knee, and they can cause problem of locking of the knee at some time, now a days, arthoscopic removal is safe and fast way to get rid of these, and your doctor will do some tests to see if they are not pathological.
I hope my advice would have been useful, in decision making regarding your treatment, still if you have any clarifications or doubts feel free to contact back.
Dr Narender Saini
Thanks.
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What Causes A Painless And Movable Lump In Knee?

Dear Patient, Welcome, and thanks for sharing your concern I went through your query, and I feel,you should know that these are cartilagenous or bony loose bodies in the knee, and they can cause problem of locking of the knee at some time, now a days, arthoscopic removal is safe and fast way to get rid of these, and your doctor will do some tests to see if they are not pathological. I hope my advice would have been useful, in decision making regarding your treatment, still if you have any clarifications or doubts feel free to contact back. Dr Narender Saini Thanks.