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Knee pain

Knee pain: Introduction

Knee pain: Pain in or around the knee joint. See detailed information below for a list of 122 causes of Knee pain, Symptom Checker, Assessment Questionnaire, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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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.

• Knee injury
  • Knee strain (type of Knee conditions)
  • Knee sprain
  • Prior knee injury
  • Knee fracture
  • Dislocated knee
  • Dislocated patella
  • Femoral condyle fracture
  • Torn ligament
  • Fractured patella
  • Supracondylar femur fracture
  • Fractured tibial plateau
  • Upper tibia epiphysis and apophysis
• Knee overuse
• Knee infection
• Knee bacterial infection
• Knee inflammation
  • Synovitis
  • Bursitis
  • Knee bursitis (type of Bursitis)
  • Housemaid's knee (type of Bursitis)
• Knee arthritis
  • Arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Gout
• Chondromalacia patellae - causing kneecap pain or pain around the knee cap.
• Osgood-Schlatter disease - especially for knee pain in adolescents.
• Osteochondritis dissecans
• Referred knee pain
• more causes...»

See full list of 122 causes of Knee pain

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Knee pain

Home medical tests possibly related to Knee pain:

• Nerve Neuropathy: Related Home Testing:
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• more home tests...»

Causes of Types of Knee pain:

Review causes of types of Knee pain in more specific categories:

• Knee pain in children (25 causes)
• more types...»

Review causes of more specific types of Knee pain:

• Intermittent Knee pain (5 causes)
• Constant Knee pain (13 causes)
• Sudden onset of Knee pain (16 causes)
• more types...»

See full list of 22 types for Knee pain

Knee pain: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Knee pain, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Knee pain: Symptom Checker

Symptom Checker

• Knee pain and Nerve symptoms (56 causes)
• Knee pain and Pain (56 causes)
• Knee pain and Sensory symptoms (55 causes)
• Knee pain and Skeletal symptoms (55 causes)
• Knee pain and Musculoskeletal symptoms (55 causes)
• Knee pain and Joint symptoms (54 causes)
• Knee pain and Sensations (53 causes)
• Knee pain and Bone symptoms (50 causes)
• Knee pain and Leg symptoms (49 causes)
• Knee pain and Limb symptoms (48 causes)
• Knee pain and Knee symptoms (45 causes)
• Knee pain and Movement symptoms (41 causes)
• Knee pain and Swelling symptoms (34 causes)
• Knee pain and Stiffness (32 causes)
• Knee pain and Joint pain (29 causes)
• Knee pain and Arthritis-like symptoms (27 causes)
• Knee pain and Skin symptoms (25 causes)
• Knee pain and Muscle symptoms (23 causes)
• Knee pain and Hip pain (22 causes)
• Knee pain and Walking symptoms (22 causes)
• more...»

See full list of 501 Symptom Checkers for Knee pain

Knee pain Treatments

Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Knee pain may include:

• Over the counter analgesics
• Panadol
• Ibuprofen
• Ibuprin
• Diclofenac
• Paracetamol
• more treatments...»

Review further information on Knee pain Treatments.

Alternative Treatments for Knee pain

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed as possibly helpful for Knee pain may include:

• Hellerwork therapy
• Toe to heel walking exercise
• Reflexology
• Acupressure
• more treatments »

Stories from Users for Knee pain

Real-life user stories relating to Knee pain:

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• Sharp, stabbing pain in the right knee
• pain in the back of my knee
• 20-years-old with Sudden Severe Knee Pain Help!
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• Constant Knee Pain
• Long Story - Abdominal Pain, Salmonella, and Knee Pain
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• Pain when bending knee????
• Pain in abdomen, knees, feet, plus night sweats

Message Boards 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.
• more tests...»

See full list of 25 diagnostic tests for Knee pain

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
• more causes...»

See full list of 3 medications causing Knee pain

Knee pain: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Knee pain may include these symptoms:

• Nerve symptoms
• Pain
• Sensory symptoms
• Skeletal symptoms
• Musculoskeletal symptoms
• Joint symptoms
• Sensations
• Bone symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

See all associated comorbid symptoms for Knee pain

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Pain (6458 causes)
• Knee symptoms (149 causes)
• Sensations (6520 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Common symptoms (8589 causes)
• Leg symptoms (2751 causes)
• Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
• Sensory symptoms (7134 causes)
• Neurological symptoms (9575 causes)
• Limb symptoms (3592 causes)
• Joint symptoms (1430 causes)
• Bone symptoms (2907 causes)
• Skeletal symptoms (4109 causes)
• Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes)
• Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
• Arm symptoms (1619 causes)
• Body symptoms (5672 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• more symptoms...»

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Knee pain

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Knee pain:

• Knee swelling (25 causes)
• Stiff knee (21 causes)
• Knee locking (18 causes)
• Knee symptoms (149 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 (11 causes)
• Bipartite patella
• more symptoms...»

Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the symptom: Knee pain. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not be performed depending on the suspected condition) Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an accurate diagnosis.

It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any specialist you see.

Create your printable checklist here.

See Knee pain Assessment Questionnaire (43 listings)

Knee pain: Deaths

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Misdiagnosis and Knee pain

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Knee pain: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Bone, Joint and Orthopedic Specialists:
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• more specialists...»

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Knee pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

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:

• Baker's cyst of knee (and rupture)
• Chondromalacia patellae
• Hoffa's disease
• Howship-Romberg sign
• Iliotibial band syndrome
• Meniscal pathology
• Osgood-Schlatter's disease
• Osteochondritis dissecans
• Patellar tendinitis
• Patellofemoral pain syndrome
• Pellegrini-Stieda syndrome
• Pigmented villonodular synovitis
• more causes...»

See full list of 122 causes of Knee pain
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Organs affected by Knee pain:

The list of organs typically affected by Knee pain may include, but is not limited to:

• Knee

Detailed list of causes of Knee pain

The list below shows some of the causes of Knee pain mentioned in various sources:

• Acute leukemia
• Ankylosing Spondylitis - knee arthritis
• Arthritis - knee pain
• Baker's cyst
• Baker's cyst of knee (and rupture)
• more causes...»

See full list of 122 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 122 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
• 111 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 122 causes of Knee pain

Conditions listing medical 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.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Knee pain or choose View All.

A

• Ankylosing Spondylitis ... knee arthritis
• Arthritis ... knee pain

B

• Brodie knee ... knee pain

C

• Chondromalacia ... knee pain worsens walking down stairs, knee pain, knee pain worsens walking downhill, knee pain climbing stairs, knee tenderness

E

• Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 2 ... knee pain
• Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 3 ... knee pain
• Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 5 ... knee pain
• Erythema nodosum ... knee pain

F

• Fairbank disease ... knee pain

G

• Gout ... knee pain
• Gram's syndrome ... knee pain

H

• Hip conditions ... Knee pain
• Hip dislocation ... knee pain
• Hip injury ... Knee pain
• Hip Replacement ... Knee pain
• Hypophosphatemic rickets ... knee pain

I

• Iliotibial Band Syndrome ... knee ache at the side of the knee during activity, knee burning sensation at the side of the knee during activity, knee pain

J

• Jaffe-Lichtenstein-Sutro syndrome ... knee pain
• Joint injury -- knee ... knee pain, knee tenderness
• Juvenile Paget's Disease ... knee pain
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knee pain

K

• Knee conditions ... Knee pain
• Knee injury ... Knee pain
• Knee sprain ... knee pain, knee tenderness
• Knee tendinitis ... knee pain on jumping, knee pain on hurried walking, knee pain on running, knee pain, knee tenderness

L

• Lyme disease ... knee arthritis

M

• Meniscus injury ... pain straightening knee, knee pain

O

• Osgood-Schlatter Disease ... pain below the knee joint, knee pain worsens on activity, pain straightening knee, knee tenderness
• Osteoarthritis ... knee joint pain
• Osteochondritis Dissecans ... sharp knee pain
• Osteochondrosis ... Knee pain

P

• Paget's disease of bone ... knee pain
• Paget's disease, type 1 ... knee pain
• Paget's disease, type 4 ... knee pain
• Pancreas conditions ... Knee pain
• Plica Syndrome ... knee pain

R

• Reiter’s syndrome ... knee arthritis

S

• Seronegative spondyloarthropathy ... Knee pain
• Singh-Williams-McAlister, syndrome ... knee pain
• Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda, autosomal dominant ... knee pain

T

• Talo-patello-scaphoid osteolysis, synovitis, and short fourth metacarpals ... knee pain
• Trochlear dysplasia ... knee pain

Conditions listing medical complications: Knee pain:

The following list of medical conditions have Knee pain or similar listed as a medical 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.

T

• TAR syndrome ... knee arthritis

Y

• Yersiniosis ... knee pain

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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 :

• General practitioner
• Emergency physician
• Orthopaedic surgeon
• more specialists...»

What are the alternative names for Knee pain:

Gonalgia
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Classifications of Knee pain:

Medical Conditions associated with Knee pain:

Pain (6458 causes), Knee symptoms (149 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Leg symptoms (2751 causes), Pain symptoms (6458 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Limb symptoms (3592 causes), Joint symptoms (1430 causes), Bone symptoms (2907 causes), Skeletal symptoms (4109 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Arm symptoms (1619 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)

Symptoms related to Knee pain:

Knee swelling (25 causes), Stiff knee (21 causes), Knee locking (18 causes), Knee symptoms (149 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 (11 causes), Bipartite patella

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Medical News summaries about Knee pain

Our news pages contain the following medical news summaries about Knee pain and many other medical conditions:

• Arthritis Foundation reports on top 10 arthritis developments in 2004
• Man orders doctor to perform a test which could have ultimately saved his life
• Osteoarthritis benefits from natural products
• Osteoporosis drug may reduce knee damage from osteoarthritis
• Parents sue hospital for malpractice when girl dies of easily treatable bacterial infection

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Knee pain

Medical research papers related to Knee pain include:

• Foot orthoses and physiotherapy in the treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: randomised clinical trial.
• ChondroCelect - Cartilage defects of the knee
• Patellar taping and bracing for the treatment of chronic knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Glucosamine (Alateris) - Relief of symptoms in mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee
• Cost-effectiveness of advising the use of topical or oral ibuprofen for knee pain; the TOIB study
• Topical or oral ibuprofen for chronic knee pain in older people. The TOIB study
• Arthroscopic debridement for knee osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis

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