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What causes knee pain when driving especially when accelerating?
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Many reasons could: Be involve, we must have some pathology in the knee to start with get aggravated by this maneuver from the way it sound most likely arthritis or bursitis in and around the knee. Check it out with your doctor.
Answered 6/30/2021
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Multiple causes: Patellofemoral problems, meniscal tears, articular cartilage lesions, synovitis.
Answered 10/4/2016
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