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What causes ur knees to become a crunching sound and grinding noice when walking and on rest i suffer from osteo arthritis also fibromyalgia ?
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Bone on bone: In osteoarthritis,the cartilage in the knee joint degenerates and the cushion provided is lost causing the thigh bone to grind against the lower leg bone resulting in the crunching noise
Answered 10/7/2014
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