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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in knee. |
Injured knee cartilage. |
See Sprains & Strains. |
| Knee "catches" or won't bear |
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| weight. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in knee following injury. |
Broken bone or dislocation. |
Call doctor now. |
| Knee won't bear weight. |
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See Bone Fracture. |
| Knee misshapen. |
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See Dislocation or |
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Subluxation. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in knee. |
Bone or joint infection. |
See Osteomyelitis. |
| Knee red, warm, swollen. |
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| Fever. |
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| General ill feeling. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in knee and other joints. |
Complication of prior |
See Rheumatic Fever. |
| Affected joints red, warm, |
infection. |
See Arthritis, Infectious. |
| swollen. |
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| Fever. |
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| Recent illness such as sore |
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| throat, gonorrhea or skin infection. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in knee or other joints. |
Joint inflammation. |
See Bursitis. |
| Affected joints red, warm, |
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See Gout. |
| swollen. |
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See Arthritis, |
| No fever. |
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Rheumatoid. |
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See Arthritis, Juvenile |
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Rheumatoid (children |
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only). |
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See Osgood-Schlatter |
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Disease (older children |
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and adolescents only). |
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See Psoriatic Arthritis. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Chronic pain in knee. |
Degenerative joint disease. |
See Osteoarthritis. |
| Knee sometimes "catches" or |
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| won't support weight. |
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| OR |
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| Persistent discomfort in knee, |
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| fingers or other joints without |
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| other symptoms. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in knee in child under 12. |
Degenerative condition of |
See Legg-Perthes |
| Hip pain. |
hip joint in children. |
Disease. |
| Limp. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Acute attack of swelling and |
Joint disorder. |
See Pseudogout. |
| pain in the knee. |
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| Attack lasts for 2 or more days. |
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