Knee pain
Knee pain: Introduction
Knee pain: Pain in or around the knee joint.
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Causes of Knee pain:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Knee pain.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Causes of Types of Knee pain:
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Knee pain: Symptom Checker
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Knee pain Treatments
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Alternative Treatments for Knee pain
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Diagnostic tests for Knee pain:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Knee pain. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Inspect the knee with the person walking, standing and lying
- A systematic examination of the affected knee looking for signs of inflammation, deformity, swelling, disordered stability and reduced range of motion - e.g. tenderness and warmth indicates inflammation; redness of the skin over the joint indicates gout, pseudogout, rheumatic fever or septic arthritis.
- Full physical examination looking for signs of systemic disease that can predispose or present with joint pain - e.g. rash and pitted nails of psoriasis; Raynaud's phenomenon of rheumatoid arthritis; doughnut-shaped rash of Lyme disease; butterfly rash of systemic lupus erythematosus; abdominal tenderness of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease; heart murmur of rheumatic fever or subacute bacterial endocarditis.
- Blood tests
- Full blood count, ESR and CRP
- Renal function tests and Electrolytes
- more tests...»
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Knee pain: Animations
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Medications or substances causing Knee pain:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Knee pain as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Fermathron - Temporary knee pain
- Hylan - Temporary knee pain
- Synvisc - Temporary knee pain
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Knee pain: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
for Knee pain may include these symptoms:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Knee pain
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Knee pain.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had knee pain?
Why: to determine if acute or chronic.
- Is the knee pain transient?
Why: may be due to rheumatic fever, sarcoidosis, relapsing rheumatoid arthritis or trauma.
- Is it unilateral or bilateral?
Why: Unilateral knee pain would suggest gout, septic arthritis, bursitis, hemophilia, pseudogout, osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer around the knee) and traumatic conditions such as torn meniscus, hemarthrosis (accumulation of blood in the knee joint), sprain of collateral ligaments of the knee and fracture.
- Is there a history of trauma?
Why: would suggest sprain, torn meniscus, bruise or fracture.
- If knee pain is related to an injury, explain in detail how the injury happened?
Why: e.g. did you land awkwardly after a leap in the air?; did your knee get a direct blow?; did your leg twist during the injury?; did you hear a "pop" or "snap"?
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Knee pain) may include:
- Knee swelling?
Why: if knee swelling is present, how would you explain the joint swelling? - e.g. acute joint swelling (1-4 hours) with intense pain would suggest blood (hemarthrosis), infection or gout; subacute (1-2 days) soft joint swelling would suggest synovial fluid effusion; chronic and bony joint swelling would suggest osteoarthritis; chronic and soft/boggy joint swelling would suggest synovial proliferation such as rheumatoid arthritis.
- Knee locking (sudden inability to extend the knee fully but ability to flex fully)?
Why: suggests torn meniscus, loose body, torn anterior cruciate ligament, avulsed anterior tibial spine, dislocated patella.
- Knee catching (feel that something is getting in the way of joint movement but not locking)?
Why: suggests subluxing patella, loose bodies, torn meniscus, torn anterior cruciate ligament, avulsed anterior tibial spine, dislocated patella.
- Knee crepitus (knee grating with movement)?
- Prominent systemic symptoms?
Why: (e.g. weight loss, fever, malaise) - should consider systemic lupus erythematosus, Reiter's disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, scurvy and rheumatic fever.
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Misdiagnosis and Knee pain
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News Archives for Knee pain
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- KNEE PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Knee Pain
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Knee Pain
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- KNEE PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Knee pain: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Causes of Knee pain listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Knee pain as a symptom include:
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causes of Knee pain
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Organs affected by Knee pain:
The list of organs typically affected by Knee pain may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Knee pain
The list below shows some of the causes of Knee pain mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Knee pain
How Common are these Causes of Knee pain?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Knee pain.
Of the 120
causes of Knee pain that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 2
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 8
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 109
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 120
causes of Knee pain
Conditions listing symptoms: Knee pain:
The following list of conditions
have 'Knee pain' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Knee pain:
The following list of conditions
have 'Knee pain' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Causes of Knee pain Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Knee pain?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Knee pain, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Knee pain:
Gonalgia
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Knee pain:
Medical Conditions associated with Knee pain:
Pain (5963 causes), Knee symptoms (123 causes), Sensations (6091 causes), Nerve symptoms (8848 causes), Common symptoms (7994 causes), Leg symptoms (2572 causes), Pain symptoms (5963 causes), Sensory symptoms (6628 causes), Neurological symptoms (9194 causes), Limb symptoms (3357 causes), Joint symptoms (1057 causes), Bone symptoms (2597 causes), Skeletal symptoms (3805 causes), Brain symptoms (2165 causes), Body symptoms (4926 causes), Head symptoms (9526 causes), Arm symptoms (1525 causes)
Symptoms related to Knee pain:
Knee swelling (17 causes), Stiff knee (21 causes), Knee locking (4 causes), Knee symptoms (123 causes), Septic arthritis, Osgood-Schlatter disease, Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease, Discoid meniscus, Tears of the meniscus, Ligament injury, Osteochondritis dissecans, Dislocated kneecap, Partially dislocated kneecap, Bursitis, Bipartite patella
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