Causes and Symptoms of Knee Fracture

We will discuss about the causes of knee fracture. These causes are more than just falling or bending your knee the wrong way.  A knee fracture can cause you to become immobilized and be more dependent on other people.

Acute knee injuries can cause pain and swelling with difficulty of bending the knee and weight-bearing. If the swelling occurs immediately, it may suggest a ligament tear or a fracture. In this situation, the torn piece of cartilage folds upon itself and doesn't allow the knee to extend. If the swelling increases over a period of many hours, meniscal or cartilage injuries may be the cause of the injury. However, injuries to the knee may involve more than one structure and the symptoms may not present themselves classically.

Giving way or a feeling of instability of the knee, popping or grinding in the knee is associated with cartilage or meniscus tears. "Locking" is the term used when the knee joint refuses to completely straighten up and this is almost always due to torn cartilage. 

Longer-term symptoms that point to knee problems will include pain and swelling in addition to other complaints. Inflammation in the joint may be caused by even doing some minor activities. Swelling may be intermittent, brought on by activity, and may gradually resolve as the inflammation decreases.
Pain, too, may come and go and may not occur right away while doing a certain activity but might be delayed as the inflammation develops. Pain can also increase if you are doing specific activities.