Description

Calmbach and Hutchens listed conditions associated with knee pain based on the loation of the knee pain.


 

Locations:

(1) anterior knee

(2) lateral knee

(3) posterior knee

(4) medial knee

 

Conditions associated with anterior knee pain:

(1) patellofemoral pain syndrome

(2) patellar tendonitis (jumper's knee)

(3) patellar dislocation or subluxation

(4) Osgood-Schlatter disease (tibial apophysitis)

 

Conditions associated with lateral knee pain:

(1) sprain of the lateral collateral ligament

(2) lateral meniscal tear

(3) iliotibial band tendonitis

 

Conditions associated with posterior knee pain:

(1) Baker's (popliteral) cyst

(2) injury to the posterior cruciate ligament

 

Conditions associated with medial knee pain:

(1) sprain of the medial collateral ligament

(2) medial meniscal tear

(3) pes anserine bursitis

(4) medial plica syndrome

 


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