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Popping or Crackling Sound in the Knee

• The popping or crackling and crunches that occur
  when we bend the knee can be considered normal
  only when they are occasional.
• If the sounds are uttered every time you bend or
  straighten the knee, it could be a sign of a knee
  condition that will need the attention of a knee
  specialist.
• But what is the knee condition and why does our
  knee make such noises?
• We asked the leading orthopaedic specialist in
  Mumbai, the same question and paraphrased his
  answers in this blog for you. Read on to know

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Popping or Crackling Sound in the Knee

• What knee condition causes the popping or
  crackling sensation of the knee?
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• Knee Crepitus is a medical term for a condition
  that causes the popping or crackling sensation of
  the knee joint.
• It can happen to any joint in the human body but
  it is more common to occur in the knee joint when
  it bends or straightens.
• The sound is often described as pop, crunch,
  crackle, and snap, creaking or clicking. For the
  remainder of this blog let us call this noise a
  pop.

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Popping or Crackling Sound in the Knee

• Is the popping noise from the knee joint serious?
• It is quite normal when these noises are
  occasional and painless.
• If a patient is also experiencing pain with the
  noise, then it is a sign of an inherent knee
  problem that needs to be examined, says top knee
  surgeon in Mumbai, Dr Chirag Patel.

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Popping or Crackling Sound in the Knee

• What causes the popping noises in the knee?
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• The most common cause of the popping sound in the
  knee joint is the presence of air bubbles in the
  joint.
• A knee joint is a complex system made up of
  bones that joint together by ligaments, lined by
  synovium, lubricated by synovial fluid and
  supported by cartilage.
• Tiny air bubbles can develop anywhere in this
  system (most probably in the synovial fluid).
• The air bubbles break to produce the popping or
  crunching sound in the knee when climbing stairs,
  bending or straightening the knee joint.
• This sound is completely normal, painless that
  need not be worried about.

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Popping or Crackling Sound in the Knee

• Treatment for painful knee popping sound
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• Snapping of ligaments, Patellofemoral
  instability, Injury or previous surgery are some
  other causes of knee popping or crackling sounds.
• However when the popping sound is accompanied by
  pain in the knee that could be a sign of
  osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.
• Treatment for painful knee popping sound is
  performed by an orthopaedic specialist based on
  the underlying cause.
• Weight management, medications, heat and cold
  therapy, and physical therapy are some of the
  common treatment options for painful knee popping
  sounds.
• Vitamins for knee popping sound (crepitus) and
  other natural products like curcumin,
  frankincense and specific teas are used for pain
  relief. 

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Popping or Crackling Sound in the Knee

• Vitamins for knee popping sound (crepitus) and
  other natural products like curcumin,
  frankincense and specific teas are used for pain
  relief.
• But their efficacy is not verified yet. In very
  rare or severe cases surgery or knee joint
  replacement surgery may also be recommended by
  joint replacement surgeons.
• If you are suffering from knee painful popping
  sound then we advise you to consult a knee
  specialist to find the underlying cause and start
  the treatment plan to get rid of the pain at the
  earliest.

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