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What is wrong with my knee if i have a clear mri and it still hurts?
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See below: An MRI may not show the cause of knee pain and on the other hand abnormal findings on MRI do not necessarily correlate with symptoms all the time. There are various reasons: pain may be only when your walking/running and the MRI only images your knee in static position; the MRI may not be the best, ie, performed at a low field mri; & uncommonly there could be a misinterpretation of the mri.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Depends: If the MRI was performed properly and interpreted by a qualified Doctor, then most likely the problem is NOT inside your knee. Knee pain can be caused by many things other than an abnormality inside the knee. Nerve damage, muscle injury, brain injury, lumbar spine stenosis or disc herniation, diabetes, altered mechanics such as an ankle or hip injury are just a few of the causes of knee pain.
Answered 1/3/2018
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