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Have Pain In Front Of Kneecap Usually When Sitting Or At Night. Told Cartladge Was Wearing Down. Advise?
I am an active 75 year old woman and I have been having a sharp pain that runs down the front of my kneecap usually when I am sitting or during the nite. Less often when I am walking or standing, but that does happen. It feels like an ice pick stabbing my knee. My doctor told me a year ago that my cartladge was wearing down from age, but all of a sudden this pain has been increasingly in duration.
Hi, It seems that you might be having osteoartheritis of knee joint giving this problem. Go for x-ray or CT scan to know the position of the joint. Consult orthopedic surgeon and get examined. Do patellar exercise. Take calcium and Vitamin A, D supplements. Ok and take care.
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Have Pain In Front Of Kneecap Usually When Sitting Or At Night. Told Cartladge Was Wearing Down. Advise?
Hi, It seems that you might be having osteoartheritis of knee joint giving this problem. Go for x-ray or CT scan to know the position of the joint. Consult orthopedic surgeon and get examined. Do patellar exercise. Take calcium and Vitamin A, D supplements. Ok and take care.