Knee symptoms
Knee symptoms: Introduction
Further information about Knee symptoms is below, or review more specific
information about these types of Knee symptoms:
stiff knee, knee pain, knee swelling, knee rash, knee redness, Knee itch, Knee coldness, Knee bruise
or other types.
Knee symptoms: Symptoms affecting the knee.
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Diagnostic tests for Knee symptoms:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Knee symptoms. 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.
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Knee symptoms: Comorbid Symptoms
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Knee symptoms
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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 symptoms.
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 symptoms?
Why: to determine if acute or chronic.
- What knee symptoms are you experiencing?
Why: e.g. knee pain, knee swelling, knee stiffness, knee locking, knee collapse, knee clicking.
- Are the knee symptoms transient?
Why: may be due to rheumatic fever, sarcoidosis, relapsing rheumatoid arthritis or trauma.
- Are the knee symptoms unilateral or bilateral?
Why: e.g. Unilateral knee pain would suggest gout, septic arthritis, bursitis, hemophilia, pseudogout, osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer around the knee), tuberculosis, osteomyelitis and traumatic conditions such as torn meniscus, hemarthrosis (accumulation of blood in the knee joint), sprain of collateral ligaments of the knee and fracture. Bilateral knee symptoms are more commonly seen in osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Reiter's disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Is there a history of trauma?
Why: would suggest sprain, torn meniscus, cruciate ligament tear, collateral ligament tear, bruise or fracture.
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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 symptoms) may include:
- Knee pain? see knee pain
- 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 (bucket handle tear), loose body (bony fragment from osteochondritis dissecans, torn anterior cruciate ligament, avulsed anterior tibial spine, dislocated patella and osteochondromatosis. Pseudo-locking may be due to first or second degree medial ligament tear, strain of the anterior cruciate ligament, gross effusion (fluid collection in knee joint) and pain and spasm of the hamstring muscles.
- Knee collapse?
Why: True knee collapse is a failure of the knee to bear weight with collapse. "Giving way" of the knee suggests a mechanical disorder (such as a torn ligament) although it can result from muscle weakness. When giving way of the knee occurs particularly on the stairs, the patellofemoral joint is suspect. Instability sufficient for the person to fall suggests patellar dislocation.
- 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.
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Misdiagnosis and Knee symptoms
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News Archives for Knee symptoms
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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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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Detailed list of causes of Knee symptoms
The list below shows some of the causes of Knee symptoms mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Knee symptoms?
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 symptoms.
Of the 128
causes of Knee symptoms that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 7
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 5
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 115
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Knee symptoms
Conditions listing symptoms: Knee symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Knee symptoms' 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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- Eccentrochondrodysplasia
... knock-knees
- Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 2
... knee pain, knee stiffness, knee deformity
- Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 3
... knee pain, knee deformity
- Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 5
... knee pain, knee deformity
- Erythema nodosum
... swollen knees, knee pain
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- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
... not usually knee swelling, knee ache at the side of the knee during activity, knee pain, usually normal knee mobility, knee snap, knee burning sensation at the side of the knee during activity
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- Kaplan-Plauchu-Fitch syndrome
... knock knees
- Knee conditions
... Knee pain, Knee inflammation, Knee swelling
- Knee injury
... Knee pain, Knee inflammation, Knee swelling
- Knee sprain
... knee buckle sideways, knee pain, knee pop, knee tenderness, knee stiffness, knee swelling
- Knee tendinitis
... difficulty bending knee, knee pain on running, knee pain, difficulty extending knee, knee tenderness, knee pain on hurried walking, difficulty lifting leg, knee pain on jumping
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- Marinesco-Sjögren I
... knock-knee
- Melnick-Needles syndrome
... knock-knee
- Meningitis
... inability to straighten knees
- Meniscus injury
... pain straightening knee, knee weakness, knee pain, knee locking, knee swelling, knee clicking, knee clicking
- Mental retardation - hypotonic facies syndrome, X-linked, 1
... knock knees
- Mental retardation, X-linked, Stevenson type
... knock-knees
- Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia with cone-shaped epiphyses, normal hair, and normal hands
... limited knee extension
- Metaphyseal dysplasia Pyle type
... knock-knee
- Morquio syndrome
... knock-knees
- Morquio syndrome type A
... knock-knee, knock-knees
- Morquio syndrome, type B
... knock-knee
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6
... knock-knee
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- Omodysplasia type 1
... limited knee extension
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease
... knee pain worsens on activity, pain straightening knee, knee tenderness, pain below the knee joint, normal knee mobility, swollen knee, knee warmth
- Osteoarthritis
... Knee symptoms, knee joint pain, knee stiffness, knee warmth
- Osteochondritis Dissecans
... sharp knee pain, knee weakness, knee locking
- Osteochondroma
... knee bone tumor
- Osteochondrosis
... Knee pain
- Osteolysis hereditary multicentric
... contraction of flexion of knee
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Conditions listing complications: Knee symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Knee symptoms' 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 symptoms Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Knee symptoms based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Knee symptoms?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Knee symptoms, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Knee symptoms:
Subtypes of Knee symptoms:
Stiff knee (21 causes), Knee pain (40 causes), Knee swelling (17 causes), Knee rash (1 cause), Knee redness (2 causes), Knee itch, Knee rash (1 cause), Knee coldness, Knee bruise, Knee blueness, Knee spasm, Knee paralysis, Knee lump, Knee tingling/paresthesias, Knee burning sensations, Knee collapse, Knee paresthesia/ tingling, Knock knee (21 causes), Brudzinski's sign, Knock-knees (26 causes), Behind knee itch, Behind knee lump, Behind knee pain, Behind knee rash, Behind knee swelling, Knee burning sensation, Knee locking (4 causes), Kneecap itch, Kneecap lump, Kneecap pain, Kneecap rash, Kneecap swelling, Acne-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Acne-like knee skin symptoms, Acute acne-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Acute acne-like knee skin symptoms, Acute ichthyosis-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Acute ichthyosis-like knee skin symptoms, Acute injuries of both knees related to sports, Acute injuries of the knee related to sports, Acute psoriasis-like behind-knee rash, Acute psoriasis-like knee rash, Anterior knee pain related to sports, Chronic acne-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Chronic acne-like knee skin symptoms, Chronic ichthyosis-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Chronic ichthyosis-like knee skin symptoms, Chronic psoriasis-like behind-knee rash, Chronic psoriasis-like knee rash, Constant anterior knee pain, Constant behind-knee pain, Constant knee pain, Constant knee pain in children, Constant lateral knee pain, Constant medial knee pain, Constant posterior knee pain, Decreased ankle and knee reflexes, Flexural psoriasis, Flexural rashes in children, Ichthyosis-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Ichthyosis-like knee skin symptoms, Intermittent acne-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Intermittent acne-like knee skin symptoms, Intermittent ichthyosis-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Intermittent ichthyosis-like knee skin symptoms, Intermittent knee pain, Intermittent kneecap pain, Intermittent kneecap pain on both sides, Intermittent kneecap pain on one side, Intermittent pain behind both knees, Intermittent pain behind the knee, Intermittent psoriasis-like behind-knee rash, Intermittent psoriasis-like knee rash, Involuntary flexion of the knees and hips, Jumper's knee, Knee pain in children, Knee rash in children, Knee swelling in children, Knock knees in children, McMurray's sign, Lateral knee pain and sports, Medial knee pain related to sports, Mild acne-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Mild acne-like knee skin symptoms, Mild behind-knee pain, Mild ichthyosis-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Mild ichthyosis-like knee skin symptoms, Mild ichthyosis-like leg skin symptoms, Mild pain behind the knee, Mild psoriasis-like behind-knee rash, Mild psoriasis-like knee rash, Mottled knees, Overuse knee injuries, Overuse knee injury, Patellofemoral pain on one side, Popliteal pulses, Popliteal swelling, Posterior knee pain and sports, Psoriasis-like behind-knee rash, Psoriasis-like knee rash, Recurring acne-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Recurring acne-like knee skin symptoms, Recurring ichthyosis-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Recurring ichthyosis-like knee skin symptoms, Recurring knee pain on both sides, Recurring kneecap pain, Recurring psoriasis-like behind-knee rash, Recurring psoriasis-like knee rash, Runner's knee following jogging, Runner's knee in the lower limb, Severe acne-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Severe acne-like knee skin symptoms, Severe ichthyosis-like behind-knee skin symptoms, Severe ichthyosis-like knee skin symptoms, Severe knee pain in lower limb, Severe pain in both knees, Severe psoriasis-like behind-knee rash, Severe psoriasis-like calf rash, Severe psoriasis-like knee rash, Sports related knee injuries, Sudden onset of knee pain, Sports related Chondromalacia patellae, Swelling of the knees, knee tingling, knee bruise, knee bleeding, knee infection, knee coldness, knee inflammation (2 causes), knee ulcer, knee spasm, knee itch, knee lump, knee deformity (16 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Knee symptoms:
Leg symptoms (2572 causes), Limb symptoms (3357 causes), Joint symptoms (1057 causes), Bone symptoms (2597 causes), Skeletal symptoms (3805 causes), Arm symptoms (1525 causes)
Symptoms related to Knee symptoms:
Knee pain (40 causes), Weak kness, Stiff knee (21 causes), Leg symptoms (2572 causes), Knee swelling (17 causes), Knee rash (1 cause), Knee itch, Knee coldness, Knee bruise, Knee blueness
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