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Knee locking

Knee locking

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Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

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A 33-year old asked:

Knee locking up on me. What could be causing it to lock up?

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A 19-year old female asked:

I have been having increasing knee pain and my knees lock in the middle of the night...Wwhat's wrong?

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A 19-year old female asked:

How come my knees lock in place when I am laying down?(can't bend knees-hurts)

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I have hypermobility syndrome and it gets that bad that my knees lock is there any medication to prevent this?

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A 53-year old female asked:

I have a question I just had my first Orthovisc injection in the left knee. Why does my knee lock up ? Please help?

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A 30-year old male asked:

Why does my knee lock up when I bend it? If I bend it any more than what is needed for walking, and sometimes less, it locks up, I can't straighten it out, and the pain is terrible. I have to lay on my side, and push my leg backwards to unlock it?

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A 46-year old asked:

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A 19-year old female asked:

My knees lock in the middle of the night while sleeping and i can't move my legs...I wind up in tears. What could be causing this?

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A 37-year old male asked:

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A 33-year old female asked:

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A 43-year old asked:

What could cause my knee to lock up in pain?

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A 48-year old asked:

What is causing my knee to lock in a bent position and be painful to straighten out? How can I fix it?

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A 48-year old female asked:

What causes a knee to lock up, give way? Hurts to bend or straighten the knee. Standing in one place is impossible. Please help I am miserable.

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A 46-year old asked:

What's caused my left knee to lock up?

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A 51-year old female asked:

What causes a knee to lock with weight bearing?

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A 17-year old female asked:

My knees sometimes lock and click back into place leaving me in severe pain. What could this be?

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A 44-year old female asked:

What is an osteomoty of the knee? After having that done would it cause the knee to lock and click?

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A 51-year old female asked:

Can having the capsular margin slightly extruded laterally cause your knee to lock and shift and feel unstable. I need help?

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A female asked:

Knee and ankle problems? Have two situations. My first situation is my knee. At random times my knee will lock up and I have to pop it so i can go on with what i'm doing. My knee also hurts when i'm sitting awkwardly, or doing something physical. Also whe

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A female asked:

Problems with knee and ankle have two situations. My first situation is my knee. At random times my knee will lock up and I have to pop it so i can go on with what i'm doing. My knee also hurts when i'm sitting awkwardly, or doing something physical. Also

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A member asked:

Will my knee always lock up due to a meniscus tear a month ago?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Every 2ish months, Ill do an awkward move thatll cause my knee to lock, then pop really loud which results in me falling down. Im able to walk afterwards usually with a little limp and after 2-3 days Im good. 5 yrs now, is this cause for concern?

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A 47-year old female asked:

What causes my knee to lock when walking? My knee shifts and pops alot and is very painful? Please help

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A 44-year old female asked:

How is a displace superior displaced meniscus repaired? Or can it be repaired? Is that is what is cause my knee to lock and click with pain?

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A 44-year old female asked:

What are the symptoms of a meniscus tear? What does it mean when a MRI says a displacement at the meniscus root? Does that cause a knee to lock?

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A 21-year old male asked:

I'm having swelling in left knee and a little pain.. Maybe there was a knee joint's lock few days before. Any prescription please?

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A 47-year old asked:

Can you still faint if you are sitting down with lock knees?

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A 17-year old female asked:

Please can you tell me how to release a locked knee? How long should it lock before it releases!

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A 41-year old asked:

I have heard about trick and lock knees. Whats the difference?

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