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The next test should be to obtain an xray of the knee. This is cheap, easy, and can be done without sedation. It can differentiate between lesions causing bone destruction which are usually more serious and those in soft tissue only. If this is soft tissue, an ultrasound may be used to determine if it is fluid filled.
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