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Anterior knee pain

Alternative Names:

Runner's knee

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