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| Alternative Names: | Runner's knee
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| Symptoms: | - Knee pain below the kneecap and on the sides of the kneecap, particularly with deep knee bends or prolonged sitting.
- In cases of runners knee, pain occurs initially when running downhill then progresses to all running. Finally pain is present even when not running
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Review Date: 1/15/2003
Reviewed By: Andrew L. Chen, M.D., M.S., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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