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Why does my knee feel stiff and when i bend it i get a shooting pain going up my thy?
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Without knowing : Your Physical exam and X-ray finding, it is probably related to have knee inflammation with possible knee effusion and could cause nerve irritation or compression of tibial or common fibular nerve that extend upward.
Answered 4/15/2016
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