Knee pain is pain in or around the knee. The knee joint consists of an articulation between four bones: the femur, tibia, fibula and patella. There are...

of the knee. Particularly in older people, knee pain frequently arises due to osteoarthritis. In addition, weakening of tissues around the knee may contribute...

Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and...

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS; not to be confused with jumper's knee) is knee pain as a result of problems between the kneecap and the femur. The pain is generally...

and knee joint. A person may also complain of joint locking and joint instability. These symptoms would affect their daily activities due to pain and...

water on the knee depend on the cause of excess synovial fluid build-up in the knee joint. These may include: Osteoarthritis knee pain usually occurs...

treating these injuries. Patients often complain of pain and swelling over the medial aspect of the knee joint. They may also report instability with side-to-side...

arthritis. The knee may sometimes be affected. In cases of gouty arthritis of the knee, skin symptoms occur less often, however pain and swelling may...

jumper's knee, is an overuse injury of the tendon that straightens the knee. Symptoms include pain in the front of the knee. Typically the pain and tenderness...

including its angle of insertion, correlate with presence of knee joint pain (patellofemoral pain syndrome). However, this syndrome is complex and definitive...

to knee pain and knee osteoarthritis. The following factors may be involved in causing this deformity:[citation needed] Inherent laxity of the knee ligaments...

up to a year of pain relief from knee arthritis. As of 2023, reviews of clinical outcomes indicated that efficacy for reducing knee pain was achieved by...

reconstruction. While knee arthroscopy is commonly used for partial meniscectomy (trimming a torn meniscus) on middle aged to older adults with knee pain, the claimed...

symptoms of a torn meniscus are knee pain, particularly along the joint line, and swelling. These are worse when the knee bears more weight (for example...

usually cause groin pain on the affected side, but sometimes cause knee or thigh pain. One in five cases involves both hips, resulting in pain on both sides...

Feldenkrais Method. Genu varum (bow-legs) Genu recurvatum (back knee) Knee pain Knee osteoarthritis "Genu Valgum". The Lecturio Medical Concept Library...

epicondyle of the femur. Pain is felt most commonly on the lateral aspect of the knee and is most intensive at 30 degrees of knee flexion. Risk factors in...

known as Hoffa's disease, is when pain in the front of the knee occurs due to problems with the infrapatellar fat pad. Pain is generally just below the kneecap...

knee pain when inflamed. Prepatellar bursitis is caused by either a single instance of acute trauma to the knee, or repeated minor trauma to the knee...

collection behind the knee. Often there are no symptoms. If symptoms do occur these may include swelling and pain behind the knee, or knee stiffness. If the...

meniscal tear. The condition is usually characterized by a sudden onset of knee pain, worse at night, or during weight-bearing such as standing or running...

The knee examination, in medicine and physiotherapy, is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with knee pain or a history...

A knee dislocation is an injury in which there is disruption of the knee joint between the tibia and the femur. Symptoms include pain and instability...

below the knee that is worse with activity and better with rest. Episodes of pain typically last a few weeks to months. One or both knees may be affected...

instability, and patellar maltracking.[citation needed] Pain at the front or inner side of the knee is common in adults of all ages especially when engaging...

the knee. These fractures usually cause swelling and pain in the region, bleeding into the joint (hemarthrosis), and an inability to extend the knee. Patella...

of the superficial or deep infrapatellar bursa. Symptoms may include knee pain, swelling, and redness just below the kneecap. It may be complicated by...

have difficulty determining the location of leg pain, thus in this population, knee pain equals hip pain. SCFE can usually be excluded by an x-ray of the...

injury is a complete tear. Symptoms include pain, an audible cracking sound during injury, instability of the knee, and joint swelling. Swelling generally...

bipedal locomotion" in humans. "The fabella can lead to posterolateral knee pain either due to cartilage softening (chondromalacia fabellae) or other osteoarthritic...