knee swelling
Puffy leg joint
Knee swelling is the accumulation of fluid in or around the knee joint, causing visible enlargement and often pain or stiffness.
It results from injury, overuse, arthritis, or infection.
Medical contexts may use the term *effusion*: The X-ray showed significant knee swelling.
Treatment typically involves rest, ice, compression, and addressing the underlying cause.
- jointShared by multiple parties
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- fluidSubstance that flows
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
- painBodily or emotional distress
puffy · stiff · range of motion · tender · ice · ice pack · elevate · bursitis · cartilage · injury · ACL · torn ligament · meniscus · gout · joint pain · compress · limp · crutches
- Kneepatella, meniscus, ACL, LCL, patellar tendon
- arthritisarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, juvenile arthritis
- joint injuriesligament tear, torn ligament, MCL tear, ACL tear, torn ACL
- Lyme diseaseLyme disease, tick bite, deer tick, bullseye rash, spirochete