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Pain on base of patella (not the tendon). what can cause this?
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Tendonitis usually: The attachment of the tendons or ligaments to bone can get inflamed - insertional tendonitis, assuming no fractures on xrays. Usually this results from somewhat tight quadriceps (thigh muscles), and a course of stretching with antiinflammatories helps.If this is not an isolated site of the inflammation, with other places in the body inflamed as well, a rheumatological workup would be in order.
Answered 1/20/2013
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