Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Knee Pain

  • Chapter
Common Surgical Diseases

  • 2374 Accesses

Knee pain is a common orthopedic problem that can present in three different ways: (1) High-energy traumatic injuries (motor vehicle injuries or falls), which are the most serious in nature and warrant immediate treatment to ensure limb preservation, (2) Low-energy traumatic injuries (sports or occupational strains), which result in ligament or meniscal injuries that may require surgery in the ensuing weeks or months, and (3) the gradual onset of pain due to overuse or arthritic conditions. Accurate diagnosis is imperative to avoid misdiagnosis of limb or life-threatening conditions including septic arthritis, venous thrombosis, or popliteal aneurysm.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Family Medicine, St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, 46260, USA

    Anca Lamse

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Charles A. Bush-Joseph (Professor)

Authors
  1. Anca Lamse
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Charles A. Bush-Joseph
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Undergraduate Surgical Education, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Jonathan A. Myers MD (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director) (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director)

  2. Surgical Sciences and Services, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Keith W. Millikan MD (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean) (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean)

  3. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Theodore J. Saclarides MD (Professor of Surgery Head) (Professor of Surgery Head)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Lamse, A., Bush-Joseph, C.A. (2008). Knee Pain. In: Myers, J.A., Millikan, K.W., Saclarides, T.J. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_16

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_16

  • Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-387-75245-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-0-387-75246-4

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation