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27 possible causes
Click to view article 1. Knee pain
Knee pain usually results from overuse, poor form during physical activity, not warming u...

Symptoms:

  • Pain
  • Knee pain
Click to view article 2. Meniscus tears
Meniscus tears refer to a tear in the shock-absorbing cartilage(meniscus) of the knee.Tea...

Symptoms:

  • Knee joint - tender
  • Black and blue marks
  • Bruises
  • Chronic pain
  • Knee pain
Click to view article 3. Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis(OA) is the most common joint disorder.Hypertrophic osteoarthritis; Osteoar...

Symptoms:

  • Joint tenderness
  • Chronic pain
  • Knee joint - tender
  • Swollen ankle
  • Knee pain
Click to view article 4. Chondromalacia patella
Chondromalacia patella is the softening and degeneration of the tissue(cartilage) underne...

Symptoms:

  • Chronic pain
  • Knee stiff
  • Knee joint - tender
  • Knee pain
  • Pain
Click to view article 5. Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury of the knee
Medial collateral ligament(MCL) injury is a stretch, partial tear, or complete tear of th...

Symptoms:

  • Knee stiff
  • Clicking knee
  • Chronic pain
  • Bruises
  • Knee pain
Click to view article 6. Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury
A posterior cruciate ligament injury is a partial or complete tearing or stretching of an...

Symptoms:

  • Clicking knee
  • Unstable knee
  • Chronic pain
  • Bruises
  • Knee pain
Click to view article 7. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
An anterior cruciate ligament injury is extreme stretching or tearing of the anterior cru...

Symptoms:

  • Knee joint - tender
  • Joints warm
  • Black and blue marks
  • Bruises
  • Knee pain
Click to view article 8. Baker's cyst
Baker''s cyst is an accumulation of joint fluid(synovial fluid) that forms behind the kne...

Symptoms:

  • Knee pain, posterior
  • Swollen knee
  • Joint pain
  • Knee pain
  • Knee mass
9. Sprains and Strains
Strain refers to damage or tearing of a muscle.When excessive force is applied to a joint...

Symptoms:

  • Muscle cramp
  • Bruises
  • Knee joint - tender
  • Irritability
  • Knee pain
Click to view article 10. Arthritis
Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints, which results in pain, swelling, stiffne...

Symptoms:

  • Joint tenderness
  • Bursitis
  • Joint erythema
  • Knee joint - tender
  • Knee pain
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