Knee pain resident survival guide

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tayyaba Ali, M.D.[2]

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Overview

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

Common Causes

Traumatic or activity-related causes of knee pain

Anterior Knee Pain
  • Patellar subluxation or dislocation
  • Tibial apophysitis (Osgood-Schlatter lesion)
  • Jumper's knee (patellar tendonitis)
  • Patellofemoral pain syndrome (chondromalacia patellae)
Medial Knee Pain
  • Medial collateral ligament sprain
  • Medial meniscal tear
  • Pes anserine bursitis
  • Medial plica syndrome
Lateral Knee Pain
  • Lateral collateral ligament sprain
  • Lateral meniscal tear
  • Iliotibial band tendonitis
Posterior Knee Pain
  • A popliteal cyst (Baker's cyst) as a result of sport-related injury
  • Posterior cruciate ligament injury [1]

Non-Traumatic causes of knee pain

Unilateral Knee Pain
  • Septic Arthritis
  • Gout
  • Pseudogout (acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis)
Bilateral Knee Pain
  • Osteoarthritis [2]
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis [3]
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
  • Baker cyst as a result of Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis [2]

Diagnosis

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Seek proper history:

  • Onset of knee pain
  • Have you noticed:
❑ Warmth of joint
❑ Redness of joint
❑ Stiffness of joint
❑ Swelling of joint
❑ Weakness of joint
❑ Numbness or tingling of joint
❑ Discoloration of fingers in the cold
❑ Discomfort on exposure to sunlight
❑ Pain in any other joint
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Examine the patient:

❑ HEENT signs:

❑ Inspection of the knee:

  • Skin changes
  • Color changes
  • Physical abnormality
  • Swelling
  • Scar marks
    ❑ Palpation of knee
 
 

Treatment

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Do's

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Don'ts

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References

  1. ↑ "www.aafp.org" (PDF).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hussain, SM; Neilly, DW; Baliga, S; Patil, S; Meek, RMD (2016). "Knee osteoarthritis: a review of management options". Scottish Medical Journal. 61 (1): 7–16. doi:10.1177/0036933015619588. ISSN 0036-9330.
  3. ↑ Scott, David L; Wolfe, Frederick; Huizinga, Tom WJ (2010). "Rheumatoid arthritis". The Lancet. 376 (9746): 1094–1108. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60826-4. ISSN 0140-6736.
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