You may have a knee contusion if you experience knee trauma that results in pain, swelling, and skin discoloration. This injury typically heals on its own and doesn’t require surgery. A contusion is ...

Your knee is a complex piece of equipment: Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and muscles meet at or help to form the knee, and any of these could be involved in knee pain. "There are a number of ...

Anterior knee pain is pain people feel at the front and center of the knee. A wide range of muscle- or bone-related conditions or injuries can cause it. It is a dull, achy pain. Share on Pinterest ...

As a sports medicine physician, my goal is to keep my patients moving and active. Every day in my office, I see people coming in with achy knees, from 8-year-old gymnasts to 82-year-old marathon ...

Early morning knee symptoms like pain climbing stairs, difficulty sitting on the floor, or grinding sounds can signal future knee damage. Ortho-experts warn ignoring these can lead to severe arthritis ...

Bone cancer is more common in children and teens, but adults over 60 can also get it. People often mistake symptoms for growth spurts or arthritis. A doctor can do imaging tests and a bone biopsy to ...

A hyperextended knee — or knee hyperextension — develops when the knee joint bends the wrong way and can damage the ligaments in the knee. The condition is common in athletes who play high-impact ...

Arthritis in general is defined as damage to cartilage, the connective tissue that cushions joints, explains Jeffrey Zarin, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute. “Think of ...

Pain in the back of the knee when straightening the leg is called posterior knee pain. Finding the cause can be difficult as it can come from problems with the bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, ...