Template:Knee Pain DDX: Difference between revisions

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Differential Diagnoses

Focal anterior

Patellar tendinopathy or tear
Quadriceps tendinopathy or tear
Hoffa's fat pad syndrome
Prepatellar/infrapatellar bursitis
Osgood-schlatter

Vague or diffuse anterior

Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Osteoarthritis exacerbation
Patellar dislocation or subluxation
Referred hip pain
Avascular necrosis
Patellar stress fracture
Anterior cruciate ligament tear
Osteochondral defect
Posterior cruciate ligament tear
Tibiofemoral dislocation

Medial

Medial meniscal tear
MCL tear
Medial Plica Syndrome
Pes anserine bursitis/tendinopathy
Osteoarthritis exacerbation
Saphenous nerve entrapment

Lateral

Lateral meniscus tear
Posterior lateral corner injury
Patellar dislocation or subluxation
Lateral collateral ligament tear
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Osteoarthritis exacerbation
Biceps Femoris Tendinoapthy
Semimembranosus Tendinopathy/bursitis

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

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 ==Differential Diagnoses==
-===Anterior and medial===
+===Focal anterior===
-*[[Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome|Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome]]
+* [[Patellar Tendinopathy|Patellar tendinopathy or tear]]
-*[[Patellar Tendinopathy]]
+* [[Quadriceps Tendinopathy|Quadriceps tendinopathy or tear]]
-*Chronic patella subluxation
+* Hoffa's fat pad syndrome
-*[[Pes Anserine Bursitis|Pes anserine bursitis/tendinopathy]]
+* Prepatellar/infrapatellar bursitis
-*Prepatella or infrapatella burisitis
+* Osgood-schlatter
-*[[Knee Osteoarthritis|Knee Osteoarthritis]]
-*[[Meniscal Knee Injuries|Medial meniscal tear]]
-*Apophysitis
-*[[Quadriceps Tendinopathy]]
-*[[Medial Plica Syndrome]]
-*Stress fracture
-*Nerve entrapment
-===Posterior and lateral===
+===Vague or diffuse anterior===
-*[[ITB Syndrome]]
+* Patellofemoral pain syndrome
-*[[Popliteus Tendinopathy]]
+* [[Knee Osteoarthritis|Osteoarthritis exacerbation]]
-*[[Biceps Femoris Tendinoapthy]]
+* Patellar dislocation or subluxation
-*[[Semimembranosus Tendinopathy|Semimembranosus Tendinopathy/bursitis]]
+* Referred hip pain
-*[[Meniscal Knee Injuries|Lateral meniscus tear]]
+* Avascular necrosis
-*Popliteal cyst
+* Patellar stress fracture
-*Popliteal artery entrapment
+* [[ACL Injury|Anterior cruciate ligament tear]]
+* Osteochondral defect
+* Posterior cruciate ligament tear
+* Tibiofemoral dislocation
-===Diffuse===
+===Medial===
-*CRPS
+* Medial meniscal tear
-*OA
+* MCL tear
+* [[Medial Plica Syndrome]]
+* [[Pes Anserine Bursitis|Pes anserine bursitis/tendinopathy]]
+* [[Knee Osteoarthritis|Osteoarthritis exacerbation]]
+* Saphenous nerve entrapment
+===Lateral===
+* [[Meniscal Knee Injuries|Lateral meniscus tear]]
+* Posterior lateral corner injury
+* Patellar dislocation or subluxation
+* Lateral collateral ligament tear
+* [[Iliotibial Band Syndrome]]
+* Osteoarthritis exacerbation
+* [[Biceps Femoris Tendinoapthy]]
+* [[Semimembranosus Tendinopathy|Semimembranosus Tendinopathy/bursitis]]
+===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