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Knee pain when i try to straighten it. what could be wrong?

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Several causes: There are several causes for knee pain. The first step is to determine the cause. If an xray is not helpful and the pain persists, then an MRI would be the next step. You can try some tylenol (acetaminophen) and see if that helps assuming you you not other major medical problems.

Answered 6/10/2014

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