Explore the most common knee diseases and conditions. Use the search box below to quickly find a specific condition and learn about symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatments, and surgical options.

Knee Diseases & Conditions

Explore the most common knee diseases and conditions. Use the search box below to quickly find a specific condition and learn about symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatments, and surgical options.

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BleedingHemarthrosis of the Knee, Hemophilic Arthropathy
CartilageOsteochondritis Dissecans, Articular Cartilage Injury, Osteochondral Defect of the Knee
CrystalGout (Knee), Pseudogout (CPPD Disease)
CystBaker’s Cyst (Popliteal Cyst)
DegenerativeKnee Osteoarthritis, Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis, Post-Traumatic Arthritis of the Knee, Osteonecrosis of the Knee
InfectiousSeptic Arthritis of the Knee, Lyme Arthritis (Knee), Osteomyelitis of the Knee
InflammatoryRheumatoid Arthritis of the Knee, Psoriatic Arthritis (Knee), Ankylosing Spondylitis (Knee Involvement), Lupus Arthritis of the Knee, Reactive Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Knee)
LigamentACL Tear, PCL Tear, MCL Injury, LCL Injury, Knee Dislocation (Multiligament Injury)
MeniscusMeniscus Tear, Meniscal Cyst
OverusePrepatellar Bursitis, Pes Anserine Bursitis, Infrapatellar Bursitis, Patellar Tendinopathy (Jumper’s Knee), Quadriceps Tendinopathy, Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Syndrome, Plica Syndrome, Knee Sprain/Strain
PatellarPatellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Chondromalacia Patella, Patellar Instability (Recurrent), Patellar Dislocation (Acute)
SynovialKnee Synovitis, Synovial Chondromatosis, Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)
Tendon TearQuadriceps Tendon Tear, Patellar Tendon Tear
TumorOsteosarcoma Around the Knee, Chondrosarcoma Around the Knee, Giant Cell Tumor of Bone (Knee)