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Snapping Knee Joint

August 22nd, 2017
 
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Overview

  • How to Assess

  • Listen for a sudden 'popping' sound on passive movement of the knee joint.
  • Causes of Snapping Knee Joint

  • Dislocation - tibio-fibular joint, patello-femoral joint
  • Discoid meniscus
  • Menisceal cyst
  • Snapping of tendons
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