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What Causes Painful Knees While Bending?

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Posted on Mon, 26 May 2014
Question: I fell on my left knee (outside area) about 2 months ago. I have NO pain, i can do gardening, walk up and down stairs, but I cannot kneel down on that knee. If pressure is applied, it's extremely painful. I'm thinking that I may have dislodged something, but the knee does not hurt unless pressure is applied to an area.
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Answered by Dr. Vasudha (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Consult Orthopedic for locating/ treating pain

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the query.

Knee being the major weight bearing joint in our body,any accident causing knee injury & pain is bound to cause concern.I understand it.

You give history of fall on knee (outer side) 2 months back. It has fortunately not caused major bone/joint fracture. When knees are flexed,the covering skin is stretched & causes pain in the inflamed part.So the pain on kneeling suggests injury to knee & it's surrounding tissues.

You had a fall on outer side of knee.such fall is prone to cause injury/inflammation of-
- the bones ( lateral long bone of leg- fibula/kneecap)
- ligaments supporting lateral side of knee
- tendon of muscle( quadriceps) which holds the knee cap below knee.
- inflammation of bursas of knee joints.
- injury/inflammation of inner knee joint cartilage part (lateral miniscus) which acts as a buffer between two bones

* though you are having pain only while kneeling, it's important to prevent chronic pain /disability by finding exact cause of the pain & manage it with expert advice,

* Investigations like X ray knee joint /CT Scan/ MRI of the region help in pin pointing the causative factor.

* treatment varies from simple anti inflammatory drugs,pain medicines/local steroid injections/physical therapy /surgery depending on the diagnosis.

**I would advice you to consult an Orthopedic surgeon For his expert guidance /advice for investigations & management of the cause.

I hope the answer is informative & useful to you.Any followup query is welcome.


Thanks,
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What Causes Painful Knees While Bending?

Brief Answer: Consult Orthopedic for locating/ treating pain Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for the query. Knee being the major weight bearing joint in our body,any accident causing knee injury & pain is bound to cause concern.I understand it. You give history of fall on knee (outer side) 2 months back. It has fortunately not caused major bone/joint fracture. When knees are flexed,the covering skin is stretched & causes pain in the inflamed part.So the pain on kneeling suggests injury to knee & it's surrounding tissues. You had a fall on outer side of knee.such fall is prone to cause injury/inflammation of- - the bones ( lateral long bone of leg- fibula/kneecap) - ligaments supporting lateral side of knee - tendon of muscle( quadriceps) which holds the knee cap below knee. - inflammation of bursas of knee joints. - injury/inflammation of inner knee joint cartilage part (lateral miniscus) which acts as a buffer between two bones * though you are having pain only while kneeling, it's important to prevent chronic pain /disability by finding exact cause of the pain & manage it with expert advice, * Investigations like X ray knee joint /CT Scan/ MRI of the region help in pin pointing the causative factor. * treatment varies from simple anti inflammatory drugs,pain medicines/local steroid injections/physical therapy /surgery depending on the diagnosis. **I would advice you to consult an Orthopedic surgeon For his expert guidance /advice for investigations & management of the cause. I hope the answer is informative & useful to you.Any followup query is welcome. Thanks,