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What Is The Treatment For Severe Pain Above The Knee Cap?
My knees pop if i straighten my legs after they have been closed for a minute or 2.. it is pain AFTER the pop right above my knee cap. sometimes when im sleeping its so painful it pulls me right out of a deep sleep and is VERY painful. What could this be? I am a field tech for a cable company so im using my knees constantly but the pain started before then.
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
It can be cartilage injury also called meniscus tear. It happens due to sudden twisting movement at the knee joint. This meniscus is must for cushion like knee functions and if it is torn then it can cause same symptoms as you are feeling right now. My advice to you is that you should get MRI of the knee joint and it it is showing knee cartilage damage then plan for knee arthroscopy surgery.
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