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==Differential Diagnoses==
==Differential Diagnoses==


===Focal anterior===
===Anterior, focal or vague===
* [[Patellar Tendinopathy|Patellar tendinopathy or tear]]
* [[Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome]]
* [[Quadriceps Tendinopathy|Quadriceps tendinopathy or tear]]
* [[Knee Osteoarthritis]]
* [[Patellar Tendinopathy]]
* [[Plica Syndrome]]
* [[Quadriceps Tendinopathy]]
* [[Patellar Instability]]
* [[Hoffa's Fat Pad Pain|Hoffa's Fat Pad Inflammation]]
* [[Hoffa's Fat Pad Pain|Hoffa's Fat Pad Inflammation]]
* [[Prepatellar Bursitis]] and [[Infrapatellar Bursitis]]
* [[Prepatellar Bursitis]] and [[Infrapatellar Bursitis]]
* Osgood-schlatter
* [[Osgood-Schlatter Disease]]
* Sinding-Larsen Syndrome
* [[Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Disease]]
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===Vague or diffuse anterior===
* [[Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome]]
* [[Knee Osteoarthritis|Osteoarthritis exacerbation]]
* [[Plica Syndrome]]
* Patellar dislocation or subluxation
* Referred hip pain
* Referred hip pain
* [[Osteonecrosis|Avascular necrosis]]
* [[Osteonecrosis|Avascular necrosis]]
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===Medial===
===Medial===
* [[Knee Osteoarthritis|Knee Osteoarthritis]]
* [[Knee Osteoarthritis]]
* Medial collateral ligament tear
* Medial collateral ligament tear
* Medial meniscal tear
* [[Meniscal Knee Injuries|Medial meniscal tear]]
* Medial meniscal cyst
* Medial meniscal cyst
* Bakers cyst
* Bakers cyst
* [[Medial Plica Syndrome]]
* [[Plica Syndrome|Medial Plica Syndrome]]
* [[Pes Anserine Bursitis|Pes anserine bursitis/tendinopathy]]
* [[Pes Anserine Bursitis|Pes anserine bursitis/tendinopathy]]
* Inflammatory arthritis
* Inflammatory arthritis

Revision as of 23:04, 25 April 2022

Differential Diagnoses

Anterior, focal or vague

Medial

Lateral

Posterior

  • Baker's or popliteal cyst
  • Popliteus Tendinopathy
  • Popliteal artery aneurysm
  • Popliteal artery entrapment
  • Posterior capsule tear
  • Posterior cruciate ligament tear
  • Tibiofemoral dislocation

Effusion present without trauma

  • Osteochondral injury
  • Osteoarthritis exacerbation
  • Rheumatological disease (gout, RA, psoriatic arthritis)
  • Septic arthritis