Diagnosaurus
Knee pain
DDx
- Patellofemoral syndrome
- Iliotibial band syndrome
- Patellar tendinitis
- Anserine bursitis
- Meniscus tear (medial > lateral)
- Medial or lateral collateral ligament strain or tear
- Cruciate ligament tear (anterior > posterior)
- Prepatellar bursitis
- Baker’s (popliteal) cyst
- Septic joint, eg, gonococcal
- Arthritis, eg, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, pseudogout, septic arthritis, reactive arthritis (Reiter’s syndrome)
- Medial plica syndrome
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- Neuropathic arthropathy (Charcot joint)
- Tumor, eg, osteosarcoma
- Referred pain from hip, eg, avascular necrosis
- Referred pain from back, eg, sciatica
- Fracture
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
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Zeiger, Roni F.. "Knee Pain." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114028/all/Knee_pain.
Zeiger RFR. Knee pain. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114028/all/Knee_pain. Accessed November 21, 2024.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Knee pain. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114028/all/Knee_pain
Zeiger RFR. Knee Pain [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2024 November 21]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114028/all/Knee_pain.
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