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    This document provides a differential diagnosis for knee pain by age group and anatomical location of the pain. For children and adolescents, common causes include patellar subluxation, Osgood-Schlatter lesion, jumper's knee, and referred pain from the hip. For older adults, osteoarthritis and crystal-induced inflammatory arthropathies like gout and pseudogout are more common. Mechanisms of knee pain include trauma from injuries like fractures and ligament sprains, as well as atraumatic causes such as osteoarthritis, infections, cysts, and tendonitis. The document lists specific diagnoses and references sources for more information.

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    This document provides a differential diagnosis for knee pain by age group and anatomical location of the pain. For children and adolescents, common causes include patellar subluxation, Osgood-Schlatter lesion, jumper's knee, and referred pain from the hip. For older adults, osteoarthritis and crystal-induced inflammatory arthropathies like gout and pseudogout are more common. Mechanisms of knee pain include trauma from injuries like fractures and ligament sprains, as well as atraumatic causes such as osteoarthritis, infections, cysts, and tendonitis. The document lists specific diagnoses and references sources for more information.

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    This document provides a differential diagnosis for knee pain by age group and anatomical location of the pain. For children and adolescents, common causes include patellar subluxation, Osgood-Schlatter lesion, jumper's knee, and referred pain from the hip. For older adults, osteoarthritis and crystal-induced inflammatory arthropathies like gout and pseudogout are more common. Mechanisms of knee pain include trauma from injuries like fractures and ligament sprains, as well as atraumatic causes such as osteoarthritis, infections, cysts, and tendonitis. The document lists specific diagnoses and references sources for more information.

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    Differential Diagnosis Knee Pain

    Submitted by: LT Matthew Armentano matthew.armentano@ihs.gov


    Differential Diagnosis of Knee Pain by Age Group Children and adolescents Patellar subluxation Tibial apophysitis (OsgoodSchlatter lesion) Jumpers knee (patellar tendonitis) Referred pain: slipped capital femoral epiphysis, hip fracture Patellofemoral pain syndrome (chondromalacia patellae) Medial plica syndrome Pes anserine bursitis Trauma: ligamentous sprains (anterior cruciate, medial collateral, lateral collateral), meniscal tear, Fractures, muscle strains Inflammatory arthropathy: rheumatoid arthritis, Reiters syndrome, Pigmented Villanodular Synovitis Tendonitis (quadriceps, Patellar tendon, etc) Older adults Osteoarthritis Crystal-induced inflammatory arthropathy: gout, pseudogout Popliteal cyst (Bakers cyst) Metastatic Cancer

    Osteochondritis dissecans

    Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Trauma: ligamentous sprains (anterior cruciate, medial collateral, lateral collateral), meniscal tear, Fractures to include Epiphyseal Fracture , muscle strains

    Septic arthritis

    Stress Fracture/Stress Reaction Referred Pain: Neurogenic, Hip and leg pathology

    Common Knee pain by Anatomic Site


    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 Popliteal cyst (Baker's cyst) Posterior cruciate ligament injury

    Differential Diagnosis Page two

    Mechanism of Injury:
    Trauma
    Fracture of Femur, Tibia, Fibula, Patella Ligamentous Sprain (ACL, MCL, LCL, PCL) Mensical Tear Patellar subluxation/dislocation Muscle Strain Osteochodral fracture

    Atraumatic

    - Osteoarthrits - Rheumatoid or other inflammatory Arthritis (Pigmented villonodular arthritis, gout, reiters syndrome) - Septic Arthrits - Popliteal cyst - Stress Fractures/reactions (tibial plateau & shaft, femur, patella) - Tendonitis - Patellofemoral Syndrome - Medial plica syndrome - Referred pain (hip OA, Lumbar radicular sx) - Metastatic cancer

    References:
    Diagnosis and management of the osteonecrotic triad of the knee. PM Soucacos, et al. Ortho Cl N Am, 35 (2004) 371-381. Evaluation of Patients Presenting with Knee Pain: Part II. Differential Diagnosis. WL Calmbach and M. Hutchens, American Family Physician, Volume 68 Number 5 September 1, 2003

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