Constant knee problem; inability to walk

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Asked for Female, 58 Years

X-ray reports says: erosion of articular cartilage with sub-chondral sclerosis; tri-compartmental joint space reduction; prominent tibial spine; evidence of marginal osteophytes

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Dr. Sameep M Sohoni Joint Replacement Surgeon 9 yrs exp Thane · Accepted Answer

Dr. Sameep M Sohoni

Joint Replacement Surgeon 9 yrs exp Thane

Xray suggests that you are having OA or simply put age related degeneration of knee joints. It is a fairly common condition at your age. Treatment involves activities modification, pain control, physiotherapy,etc, if everything fails surgery in form of total knee replacement (TKR) is also done.

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