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What Causes Gradual Hyper Extension Of The Knee With Popping Sound?

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Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2014
Question: my 52 year son has been losing control of his right leg slowly for 2 years. No pain. About 6 months or longer his knee started to brother him He said it pops and was painful when it did. Now it hyperextents and he is wearing a brace to keep it from doing so . He feels like he is losing balance with that leg. He has been seeing a neurologist for 4 months .He has had 6 MRI on brain and his spine, normal for a man his age. He has had a study of his nerves and muscles.ok Now he is going to have a spinal tap done, and more blood work. The Dr keeps looking for MS. I asked him if David's knee should be checked tto Maybe a Mir he does think that is needed. He said this is a hard case. He is talking of sending him to another specialist. My son wants to listen to the dr. and not get his knee checked. What do you think?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (3 hours later)
Brief Answer: Get the knee checked. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query. The gradual hyper extension of the knee with popping sound is likely to be related to a degenerative problem of the knee joint. The decrease in muscle strength is related to a nerve problem. The neurologist can take care of the nerve related gradual weakness of the leg but for hyper extension and instability of the knee it needs a proper evaluation. It is best to follow your neurologist's advice. I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Praveen Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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What Causes Gradual Hyper Extension Of The Knee With Popping Sound?

Brief Answer: Get the knee checked. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query. The gradual hyper extension of the knee with popping sound is likely to be related to a degenerative problem of the knee joint. The decrease in muscle strength is related to a nerve problem. The neurologist can take care of the nerve related gradual weakness of the leg but for hyper extension and instability of the knee it needs a proper evaluation. It is best to follow your neurologist's advice. I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Praveen Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal