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My knees makes a grinding sound when i bend them, what can it be?

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Dr. Darrell Herrington answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Many things: Could be degenerative or injured cartilage, calcifications or nodules within tendons, loose bodies in the joint space, etc. See your doctor and have this evaluated.

Answered 9/3/2016

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