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Swelling in legs and Thighs
Does swelling in legs , thighs , hips has any relation with worn out cartilage in knees? My mom thinks that it will be due to knees cartilage which is worn out ....what are the complications with the knee cartilage worn out...
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Worn out cartilage means developing osteoarthritis . More worn out means more osteoarthritis means more pain , difficulty in walking/ sitting/ limiting day to day activity .
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Worn out cartilage causes pain that leads to restricted activities & there by can cause obesity & appearence of swelling.
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There are many conditions which lead to both lower limb swelling including heart and kidney problems leading to fluid retention and obesity as well and particularly not arthritis. If you have athritis meet a local orthopaedician
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