The knee is a joint which has three parts. The thigh bone (femur) meets the large shin bone (tibia) forming the main knee joint. This joint has an inner (medial) and an outer (lateral) compartment.

An injury or arthritis most likely causes pain outside the knee. A doctor can determine the cause based on your other symptoms and the results of imaging tests. Pain on the outer (or lateral ...

The medial collateral ligament (MCL) and lateral ... as well as arthritis and abnormally large or small joint spaces. Rarely, the doctor may order a CT scan (a 3D X-ray) of the knee to give ...

In 43 cases x-ray films of the knees (a standard posteroanterior and lateral ... arthritis. Figure 1 Distribution of Cases According to Age and Duration of Disease. Films of the knee from each ...

One group received a clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis based on age and symptoms, without being sent for an x-ray. The other two groups had x-rays to determine their diagnosis (the doctor ...

Lateral knee pain, a common ailment, often manifests as discomfort on the outer side of the knee. This pain can arise from various causes, including injuries, arthritis, or inflammation of the ...

A tiny knee bone ... type of arthritis may have helped humans evolve from walking on all fours to standing upright, ...

A study shows that a blood test contains information that can predict whether a person will develop knee osteoarthritis ... before it can be detected by X-ray. Osteoarthritis is a joint disease ...

Bharadwaj et al, Intra-articular Knee Injections and Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative, Radiology (2025). DOI: 10.1148/radiol.233081 ...

A tiny bone, the size of a sesame seed, often found in people with a common type of arthritis may ... and macaque knee, which shows the medial and lateral fabella on the macaque and lateral ...

One group received a clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis based on age and symptoms, without being sent for an x-ray. The other two groups had x-rays to determine their diagnosis (the doctor ...