Two days after spraining his left ankle , my husbands left knee swelled up causing severe pain. Ice packs are the only thing relieving pain to the point of being tolerable. Swelling has gone down slightly in last four hours. A are these issues related or not and how should this be treated?
What you describe is a condition called Arthrosis. When the knee swell quickly, it means some trauma has occurred within the joint. It could be a Meniscal Tear or an ACL/PCL Ligament injury. The most appropriate thing to do would be to visit an Orthopedic surgeon nearby and let him Chat Doctor. Later when the swelling subsides, an MRI scan should be done to rule out any injury to the Menisci of the knee, or the Internal Ligaments as mentioned above. Ice pack will help initially. But the fluid has to be