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Popping, snapping, or clicking from knee joint
Popping or snapping sound from knee joint
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
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A member asked:
I have had all of my main joints replaced or revision. In the last 4 years. Now have popping, clicking and grinding in my replaced knee. Thoughts?
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A 44-year old female asked:
What happens during a knee osteotomy? After having that surgery done does that lead to clicking and popping of the knee joint?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Does a meniscal root displacement cause painful popping and clicking of the knee joint? I really don't know what to do til i go see the ortho in 7 day
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A 31-year old asked:
My knee is popping in and out of joint. What should I do?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing knee stiffness, unable to bear weight and popping or snapping sound from knee joint.
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing popping or snapping sound from knee joint and knee pop. The following also describes me: Knee pain. What should I do?
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A 30-year old asked:
Knee injury with clicking and popping?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have been having pains in my knee, it makes crunching sounds, popping, and clicking and at times it is veery paiful what can this be?
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A 17-year old female asked:
After having a lateral release & OrthoVisc injections with no relief from severe knee pain, popping, clicking, & catching, what's left to be done?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Is it normal to have clicking and popping on lateral side of knee 10 days after menisectomy and debridement? It feels like when I first injured it
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A 38-year old female asked:
Both knee click and pop from sit to stand position right knee has been popping out of place and having constant achey pain in right knee. Suggestions?
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A 42-year old asked:
What should I do if my total knee replacement of 2 1/2 years begins to make "clicking " & "popping " sounds ?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I am experiencing knee pain, popping or snapping sound from knee joint and knee swelling. my knee also locks up and is almost unbearable to move.
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is it normal to have some popping in knee joints when getting back to being active after being bedridden for 2-3 months?
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A 47-year old female asked:
How much damage is being done In my knee from not being able to straighten the knee for almost 5 months? I have a lot of popping clicking.and stuck?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Knees make clicking/popping noise using stairs. Like knuckles popping but not as loud. What could it be and how do I make it stop? Kinda hurts/grinds.
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A 24-year old male asked:
HI, I'm male 24 , why do I feel pain in my joints after I masturbate specially my knee ,fingers ... and they popping and crack alote ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Been experiencing grinding, popping feeling in my knees while walking and now hip pain at night. When I lose weight can my joints repair themselves?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I hurt my knee and the spain is getting worse. My foot was planted on the ground. There is swelling clicking and there was a popping sound when i did ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I am experiencing knee pain, knee buckling, knee pop and knee stiffness. The following also describes me: Popping or snapping sound from knee joint. Feel like joint is moving, getting stuck and then pop?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing knee pain, pain shooting down the leg, difficulty walking, knee buckling, unable to bear weight, difficulty climbing stairs, difficulty getting up from a chair and popping or snapping sound from knee joint. The following also describe m
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A 41-year old female asked:
I am experiencing knee pain, difficulty walking, knee swelling, unable to bear weight, difficulty climbing stairs, severe pain in extremity and popping or snapping sound from joint.
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing wrist pain, popping or snapping sound from joint, wrist weakness, finger weakness, hand pain, finger pain, knee pain, ankle pain...
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A 46-year old male asked:
I asked questions before my symptoms are bad headaches, joint pain knees elbows wrist. Knee popping joint pain is mild?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Could knees popping out of joint, post bilateral partial knee replacements for grade 4 patella chondromalacia in feb, cause a torn meniscus?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Where is the medial mensical root in the knee? What is the purpose of a j brace? Does popping of the knee joint mean that the meniscus is torn?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Cause of popping/grinding in many joints (spreading) e.g. Knees, hips, shoulders, neck and jaw? Could this cause severe headaches?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What is the usual procedure for getting rid of a dibilitating and painful synovial cyst in the knee joint? I can barely walk and the knee is popping.
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A 16-year old female asked:
Extreme joint pain/popping from hips down after 11 years of constant basketball (constant terrible bruises all over legs and knees). What should I do?
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A 29-year old asked:
Knee joints always feel like they lock up and click. ?
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