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What are the most common causes of sore knee?
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Depends: It depends on your age and level of activity. As you get older, arthritis is a common cause of knee pain while in younger population, trauma/strain remains a leading cause of knee pain.
Answered 9/30/2015
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Patellar pain.: Soreness around the kneecap (patellar pain), is the most common cause of soreness at the knee joint. There can also be tendinitis above or below the kneecap.
Answered 3/21/2014
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