Knee Pain (Subscribe)  

Remember hip pain as a cause from SUFE / Perthes
Aetiology
Hip - Perthes / SUFE / Infection
PFJ - malalignment, chondromalacia, tendonitis
Cartilage - OCD
Meniscus (+/- discoid)
Ligament injury
OSD
Synovial Plica
Trauma
Tumor
Infection
Inflammatory

- bones forming the knee joint are femur, tibia, & patella;
- both the left and right femurs converge toward the knee and each tibia is nearly vertical, femur and tibia meet angle of some 5-12 deg;
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- blood supply to skin around the knee is random (as opposed to axial)
- there are multiple small overlapping vessels that are interrupted by multiple small incisions;
- random supply is sustained by both intrinsic and extrinsic sources;
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Report on consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and initial treatment of patients with acute or recent onset of swelling of the knee. These guidelines are reported in the January 2010 issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

- serial diagnostic exam should take into consideration static deformities of the lower extremities, gait, ROM, tenderness, and knee stability;
- in the child w/ a painful knee, it is essential to closely examine the ...

Physical Exam Radiographs ACL Anteromedial Instability Anterolateral Rotatory Instability Arcuate Ligament Complex Arthrofibrosis Arthroscopy of the Knee Arthrodesis Articular Cartilage Baker's Cyst Bipartite Patella Blood Supply Blount's Disease Bursitis Capsule Chondral Injuries of the Knee Chondromalacia Diff Dx Discoid Meniscus Dislocations of the Knee Extensor Mechanism Injuries of the Knee Flexion Contracture Genu Varum Hemarthrosis High Tibial Osteotomy Intercondylar Eminence Fracture Jumper's Knee Kinematics of the Knee Joint Lachman Exam Lateral Anatomy Lateral Collateral Ligament Lateral Retinacular Release Ligaments of Humphrey and Wrisberg Medial...

Nicolas Aigner , Roland Meizer , Gert Petje , Elisabeth Meizer , Ashraf Abdelkafy and Franz Landsiedl BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9:45 Abstract & link to free full text
Background Intra-articular shift (migration) of bone marrow edema syndrome (BMES) is a very rare disease. Only a few cases have been reported...

March 12, 2010 — Not surprisingly, people with pain in both knees are more likely to develop functional problems compared to those with pain in one knee only, according to a report in the February 26th online issue of Arthritis Care & Research.

- complete knee series should include an anteroposterior, lateral, & axilla view as well as a tunnel view in skeletally immature pts;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

- cause of discomfort in anterior aspect of the knee;
- caused by persistent traction at the cartilaginous junction of patella & patellar ligament, usually at inferior patellar pole;
- usually seen in an active preteen boy who complains of activity-related pain;
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- synovial cavity is deepest layer of joint capsule & it often has several embryological invaginations called plica that persist into adult life;
- these may cause anterior knee symptoms,
- although synovium membrane is attached all around, above to articular margins...