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What are the different symptoms for knee tendonitis and patellar tendinitis?

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Dr. John Michalski answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Tendonitis: Pain and swelling at the anterior knee, worse with getting up from a seated position, worse with stairs, squats, lunges, etc. May have some localized warmth, numbness, or tingling.

Answered 3/11/2021

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