Pain in the back of the knee | KNEEguru
The bulging of the aneurysm can cause local compression and pain, but more important symptoms may be the result of clots forming on the walls and shooting down to the lower leg, obstructing the blood supply initally causing claudication (pain in the calf and foot on walking) and later more advanced arterial obstruction and a cold white foot (a ...
shooting pain starting at knee, 2 years post-op - KNEEtalk
Jun 24, 2014 · shooting pain starting at knee, 2 years post-op. Post by crutchesgirl » Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:06 am. Hi all ...
2007 - Functional Problems and Arthrofibrosis Following Total …
Constant burning or shooting pain of the top of the foot was experienced in the fourteen patients where the peroneal nerve had been damaged around the top of the fibula (at the outer side of the knee) during the knee replacement. Nerve conduction studies confirmed in all of them that the nerve was damaged.
Sharp shooting Knee pain? - KNEEtalk - kneeguru.co.uk
Sep 6, 2012 · Sharp shooting Knee pain? Post by shootingpain » Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:44 pm. Doctor's can't figure it out. ...
Persistent pain after knee replacement - KNEEguru
Pain early after the original surgery is often due to one of the four 'I's - Infection. Infection is always at the top of the list in the surgeon's mind (or should be) when investigating continuing pain after knee replacement. Infection within the joint after a knee replacement is a dreaded complication, but if diagnosed early it can frequently ...
Knee pain - KNEEguru
Knee pain can be very specific - related to a single structure where the pain may be very focal, or it may be vague and all that the patient can say is that it is 'in the front'. Pain may arise from the structures within the knee, or may be related to structures further away, such …
Knee Pain - the History - KNEEguru
Remember, pain is not what you can see With X-ray, MRI or with CT For all the images that you may make Cannot remotely quantify that ache. Pain score s Assessment of this symptom - most arcane- The patient must himself assess his pain According to the IKDC score Where "mild" is 1 and most severe is 4.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome - KNEEguru
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is pain experienced - in the absence of any specific injury - in the front of the knee, and arising from stress to the patella or the anatomical structures closely associated with it. Page updated March 2024 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)
Making the decision for knee replacement | KNEEguru
There are some patients who have night pain, and disturbance of sleep is another thing that may bring a patient to the decision for a knee replacement. The problem is that they go to bed and are woken up at night due to pain - the painkiller takes half an ho ur to kick in and by then their routine is disturbed and they can't get back to sleep.
Pain syndromes related to the patella - KNEEguru
Pain in the front of the knee is often referred to loosely as anterior knee pain syndrome or patellofemoral syndrome, but these are non-specific descriptions and are not diagnoses in their own right. A syndrome is a set of symptoms that tend to occur together - ra ther than being an actual diagnosis of the cause of the symptoms.