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Knee buckling is a symptom of knee instability that frequently affects older individuals, [1] especially when putting weight on the knees. [2] Notes
Effective treatments for knee pain include physical therapy exercises, [28] pain-reducing drugs such as ibuprofen, joint stretching, [29] [30] knee replacement surgery, and weight loss in people who are overweight. [27] Overall, a combination of interventions seems to be the best choice when treating knee pain.
A Cochrane review from 2016 concluded that reasonably reliable evidence is available only for use of topical diclofenac and ketoprofen in people aged over 40 years with painful knee arthritis. [101] Transdermal opioid pain medications are not typically recommended in the treatment of osteoarthritis. [105]
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Prepatellar bursitis is an inflammation of the prepatellar bursa at the front of the knee. It is marked by swelling at the knee, which can be tender to the touch and which generally does not restrict the knee's range of motion. It can be extremely painful and disabling as long as the underlying condition persists.
Hypermobility, also known as double-jointedness, describes joints that stretch farther than normal. [2] For example, some hypermobile people can bend their thumbs backwards to their wrists and bend their knee joints backwards, put their leg behind the head or perform other contortionist "tricks".
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The most common knee problems are: soft tissue inflammation, injury, or osteoarthritis. The mechanism of the knee injury can give a clue of the possible structures that can be injured. For example, applying valgus stress on the knee can cause medial collateral ligament rupture, meanwhile a varus force can cause lateral collateral ligament rupture