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Causes
By Mayo Clinic staffKnee pain causes include:
- ACL injury
- Avascular necrosis
- Baker's cyst
- Broken leg
- Chondromalacia patella
- Collateral ligament injury
- Dislocation
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout
- Hyperextended knee
- Iliotibial band syndrome
- Knee bursitis
- Medial collateral ligament injury
- Meniscal cyst
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- Patellar tendinitis
- Peroneal tenosynovitis
- Posterior cruciate ligament injury
- Pseudogout
- Referred pain from hip area
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Septic arthritis
- Soft tissue sarcoma
- Sprains and strains
- Tendinitis
- Torn meniscus
- Water on the knee
Causes shown here are commonly associated with this symptom. Work with your doctor or other health care professional for an accurate diagnosis.
References
- Ferri FF. Knee pain. In: Ferri FF. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2010. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/206881312-7/1016844724/2088/1004.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05609-0..00046-0--s0020_15507. Accessed June 23, 2010.
- Anderson BC. Patient information: Knee pain. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed June 23, 2010.
- Pallin DJ, et al. Knee injuries. In: Marx JA, et al. Rosen's Emergency Medicine. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05472-0..00054-2--s0150&displayedEid=4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05472-0..00054-2--s0460&uniq=206881312&isbn=978-0-323-05472-0&sid=1016844724. Accessed June 23, 2010.
- Hergenroeder AC. Causes of knee pain and injury in the young athlete. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed June 23, 2010.
- Knee and leg. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/leg.cfm. Accessed June 23, 2010.
- Anderson RJ, et al. Evaluation of the adult patient with knee pain. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed June 23, 2010.
- Wilkinson JM (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. June 28, 2010.
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