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My rt. knee pops and clicks all the time. occasionally i will have pain in it. mainly from weight bearing and stairs. mri=normal. what is it?

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Dr. Jeffrey Sider answered

Specializes in Sports Medicine

Patella problem: Sounds like you might have a patella malalignment problem. If your patella keeps shifting you will get your clicking noise. And over time you will get degenerative changes under your patella. Check it out. Sometimes a brace or specific exercises can help.

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Answered 12/5/2014

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