FreeMD® Knee Pain Definition

Knee Pain

Definition

Knee Pain Definition

Common names:

Knee Pain
Knee Pain (one knee)
Pain in One Knee
Pain in the Knee (one knee)
Painful Knee (one knee)
Sore Knee

A person with knee pain has discomfort in the structures of the knee. Knee pain may be due to injury, inflammation or infection.

Knee pain in a teenager may be due to Osgood Schlatter disease.

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Last Updated: Sep 10, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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