Persistent Knee Swelling

Blood in the Joint

Bleeding into the joint is fairly common after an injury; in fact, for persons skiing or playing competitive sports associated with sudden stops, starts, turns or contact (including basketball, football and soccer), an injury associated with marked knee swelling is usually due to bleeding in the joint and often indicates a significant problem inside the joint such as torn cartilage (also called a torn meniscus), a ligament injury or even a fracture.

Other, much less common causes, of bleeding into the joint are hemophilia (or other bleeding disorders), use of medications that thin the blood (such as warfarin/coumadin), vitamin C deficiency (scurvy), and joint tumors.

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Enlargement of the bones

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