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What Causes Cracking Sounds In Knee While Bending It?

Posted on Fri, 24 Oct 2014

Question: 13 year old daughters knee cracks every time she bends it.She plays on the Basketball team.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Cracking sound is not a disease

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
thanks for using healthcare magic. If there is only sound coming out of the knee and no pain then it is not a disease. It is common feature in young teenage girls. Before I advise you anything I want it few more details about this .
1. Since when she is having this pain?
2. Is she having any difficulty in sitting cross leg, stairs climbing or running?
3. Did she got any investigations like x ray or MRI?
Please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you.
Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (1 hour later)

2 weeks- no-no

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Only cracking sound is not a problem

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I can assure you that if there is only sound and there is no pain during walking or using stairs then it is not a disease.
I would recommend you to meet a physiotherapist and teach him static quadriceps exercises. This will make her thigh muscles more powerful.
I hope this answer will be helpful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju