Adolescent Knee Pain

 

Remember hip pain as a cause from SUFE / Perthes

 

Aetiology

 

Hip - Perthes / SUFE / Infection

 

PFJ - malalignment, chondromalacia, tendonitis

 

Cartilage - OCD

 

Meniscus (+/- discoid)

 

Ligament injury

 

Osgood Shlatters

 

Synovial Plica

 

Trauma

Tumor 

Infection

Inflammatory

 

Hip

 

Trauma

- fracture,  OCD

- ligamentous injury / ACL

- meniscal injury

- tendonitis / patella

- bursitis

- apophysitis / OSD

- PJF tilt / instability / chondromalacia

 

Infection

 

Tumour

 

Inflammatory

- rheumatoid

- seronegative

- CT disorder

 

Synovial

- PVNS, chondromatosis

 

Congenital

- discoid meniscus

- plica