Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MDKey TakeawaysThe McMurray Test checks for meniscus tears by bending and rotating ...

After Ashley “Ash” Baker tore the meniscus in her right knee when she was 23, she started to experience weird symptoms. Then her pain became so bad that she couldn’t even do physical therapy. Doctors ...

Ultrasonography (US)-identified features like osteophytes, effusion, meniscal extrusion, cartilage damage, calcium crystals, and popliteal cysts were associated with knee symptoms, radiographic knee ...

Multi-sequence knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an advanced non-invasive diagnostic method for knee pathology. However, MRI interpretation is highly time-consuming and heavily dependent on ...

Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee may not cause any symptoms, but some people may experience pain and swelling. Engaging in competitive sports may contribute to its development. Doctors may ...

Meniscal tears often start with subtle knee pain, clicking, or stiffness that many people brush off. Experts warn that ...

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, solves the case of Ravi, a 47-year-old man presenting to the emergency department with knee pain. Following is a partial transcript ...

MRI findings from 760 such patients showed that 61 (8%) had issues other than plain meniscal tears that, in normal clinical practice, would alter their management, according to Stacy E. Smith, MD, of ...

If you’ve got it, you’re all too aware how disabling it can be. If you’ve heard about it, or know people with it but don’t really know much about it, read on. And, if you’re living a physically active ...

Septic arthritis of the knee involves a sudden, severe infection in one or both knee joints. Without treatment, it can impair mobility, lead to permanent damage, or even be fatal. Septic arthritis is ...

Knee osteoarthritis is a major cause of pain and disability, but routine X-rays often do more harm than good. New research shows that being shown an X-ray can increase anxiety, make people fear ...

After an amputation, some patients may feel pain in their residual limbs. Post-amputation pain, categorized as phantom pain or stump pain, can be a challenging condition to treat. Phantom pain is ...