I am a female aged 39. I am having left knee pain for nearly 6 months. On thursday morning my left knee leg got stiffness and not able to walk freely and not bend. I had taken panadol joint for 2 days and get improved. Consulted general Dr. here. She taken x ray and prescribed fastum gel, glucosamine tablet, gastro resistant tablet and arcoxia 90 mg. It's ok yesterday but today feel same stiffness in knee. What will be the knee problem? Is it safe to take glucosamine for a month? Panadol joint gives me relief. Shall I continue that? X ray report. Linear calcification seen medial to medial femoral condyle along collateral. Ligament attachment pellegrino stieda lesion.

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Dr. Kunal ShahOrthopedic Doctor3yrs exp

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Hello, yes, it is your knee problem. You probably had some knee sprain or injury 6 months back. Your ligament on the inner side of knee may be partially torn. After few months calcium get deposited there which is seen on x-ray as "pellegrini stieda" you can take panadol. But glucosamine is not going to help. I would suggest you to get mri of knee because you are having recurrent episodes of stiffness in knee. Consult me for further details thank you.

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Dr. Kunal AnejaOrthopedic Doctor7yrs exp

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Hello Ms. lybrate-user, thank you for your query. From youe history I can make out that your knee joint has been bothering you for about 6 months now with increased pain and stiffness since few days. What you have been prescribed is safe however we need to diagnose the problem for a complete remedy. I would like to view the xray picture to look for the extent and exact location of calcification which might be the reason of your problems. Do feel free to consult for a detailed discussion and appropriate management of your knee issue.

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Dr. Venu Gopala ReddyOrthopedic Doctor2020yrs exp

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Hi lybrate-user, we need some more info regarding exact location of pain, ability to bend knee to rule out meniscal injury vs ligament injury. Consult me online or visit local orthopedic surgeon specialized in sports medicine for further guidance.

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Dr. Junaid ShaikhOrthopedic Doctoryrs exp

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