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When my knee touches the floor i get a sharp pain at the top of my knee cap , what could be causing this pain ?
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Deep or superficial: if superficial can be bursitis. if deep can be in the quadriceps (for example tendinitis), or behind the patella (like chondromalacia or arthritis.
Answered 9/28/2014
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