Symptom: Behind knee pain

Introduction: Behind knee pain

Behind knee pain: A feeling of distress and agonycaused by the stimulation of pain nerve endings behind the knee. See free access online books about Behind knee pain below. See detailed information below for a list of 22 causes of Behind knee pain, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Behind knee pain:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Behind knee pain. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Diabetes
• Patellofemoral syndrome
• Patellar Subluxation dislocation
• Articular cartilage injury
• Bakers cyst
• Meniscal disorders
• Arthritis
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Ligament tears
• Tendon rupture
• Bursitis and tendonitis
• Osgood-Schlatter disease
• Peripheral artery disease (see Artery symptoms)
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Peripheral nerve trauma (see Nerve symptoms)
• Peripheral nerve compression (see Nerve symptoms)
• Sciatica
• Fracture
• Cold
• Cerebrovascular accident
• Trauma
• Knee injury

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Behind knee pain: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Behind knee pain, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Behind knee pain and Nerve symptoms (10 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Kneecap pain (9 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Pain (9 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Sensations (9 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Leg symptoms (7 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Limb symptoms (6 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Back paralysis (6 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Knee burning sensation (6 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Knee paresthesia/ tingling (6 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Sole pain (6 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Head symptoms (5 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Knee pain (5 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Respiratory symptoms (5 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Swelling symptoms (5 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Ankle burning sensation (5 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Ankle numbness (5 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Ankle paralysis (5 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Ankle paresthesia (tingling) (5 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Ankle tingling/paresthesias (5 causes)
• Behind knee pain and Ankle weakness (5 causes)

See full list of 859 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Behind knee pain

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Pain (3014 causes)
• Knee symptoms (116 causes)
• Sensations (3186 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (3495 causes)
• Common symptoms (4555 causes)
• Leg symptoms (1076 causes)
• Limb symptoms (1032 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Behind knee pain

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Behind knee pain:

• Knee pain (116 causes)
• Kneecap pain (21 causes)
• Leg pain (193 causes)
• Muscle pain (449 causes)
• Knee numbness
• Knee injury
• Knee symptoms (116 causes)
• Knee disorder

Diagnostic Guides for Behind knee pain

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Stories from Users for Behind knee pain

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Detailed list of causes of Behind knee pain

The list below shows some of the causes of Behind knee pain mentioned in various sources:

• Arthritis
• Articular cartilage injury
• Bakers cyst
• Bursitis and tendonitis
• Cerebrovascular accident

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How Common are these Causes of Behind knee pain?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Behind knee pain. Of the 22 causes of Behind knee pain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 4 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 20 causes have no prevalence information.

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Causes of Behind knee pain Based on Risk Factors

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