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Table 1 Differential diagnosis for medial compartment knee pain

From: Post-arthroscopic osteonecrosis of the medial tibial plateau: a case series

Differential diagnosis

 

Medial meniscus lesion

 

Medial and/or femoropatellar osteoarthritis

 

Medial femur condyle osteonecrosis (M. Ahlback)

 

Synovitis

 

Intra-articular free bodies

 

ACL/PCL instability and medial collateral ligament lesion

 

Injury of the pes anserinus

 

Medial plica shelf syndrome

 

Referred pain from hip joint or lower lumbar spine disorders

 
  1. ACL anterior cruciate ligament, PCL posterior cruciate ligament