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My mother has a pain in her knee and its making weird. noises what is wrong with it ws?

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Dr. Chris Oh answered

Crepitus: She probably has arthritis possibly meniscal damage which can cause pain and clicking noises. Please have her a doc for xray, exam and possibly mri.

Answered 11/7/2013

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What is rubbing knee: Need to know if there is swelling; when does it hurt - walking, up stairs, down stairs, sitting. The weird noise could be rubbing of cartilage, rubbing of bone, rubbing of tendons, shifting of fluid, joint mice, etc need more information.

Answered 7/5/2012

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Dr. Gregory Harvey answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Arthriis: Your mother most likely has arthritis. This can be confirmed with an x-ray.

Answered 2/5/2012

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