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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Swollen Vastus Lateralis

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Dr. Radhika MD

I had a fall on the 25th December, falling directly onto a log hitting my outer thigh, the vastus lateralis, it is now the 12th XXXXXXX and it is still swollen and hard, the bruising has gone but it is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Radhika ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rajinder Bajoria MD

Hi My son, who is 12, has recently been diagnosed as having what doctors are quite sure is a haemangioma of his vastus medialis muscle and we have been advised to have an operation to remove it. Is this ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajinder Bajoria ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Vaibhav Gandhi MD

I have been told that I have ITB Syndrome, but the text I read suggests that it is another problem as the pain is above the knee stretching to the thigh on the Vastus Lateralis. It started as a very ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Albana Sejdini MD

the superior vastus musculature anterior to the right femoral neck may be reactive, postintervention ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Atul Wankhede MD

not-inconsiderable amount of pain, are inflammed- very hot but not visibly swollen, click/pop (w/ pain) when my knee is extended. I've begun reactive solutions: exercises to strengthen the vastus medialis in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Atul Wankhede ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

hi there , i had accident last two weeks and my above knee cap still swollen. at night i felt pain below that swollen area . i checked in internet that area is vastus medialis muscle . i working in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Narender Saini MD

muscle on my thigh called Vastus Lateralis has alway been shorter than normal. Both of my Vastus ... that no one else has that short Vastus Lateralis muscles except for me. My question... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Narender Saini ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Nirav Nimavat MD

I have a swollen vastus lateralis on my left thigh, it is extreamly painful I have been to a ortho doctor and he never told me what my problem was I finally found it on the internet. I hurt have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nirav Nimavat ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Albana Sejdini MD

Quadriceps Tendon or Vastus medialis muscles, any suggestion how to treated this? And I do run after works ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

Hello, I have aa left inner knee pain which around the vastus medialis area atthe joint of the knee. When I walk for 15+ minutes, it starts to feel weaken. I played soccer and I got kicked into my vastus ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)