Knee Pain: Symptoms

What other symptoms might occur with knee pain?

Knee pain can develop along with other symptoms, which vary depending on the underlying disease, disorder or condition. Additional symptoms can involve other body systems or areas, such as the cardiovascular and neurological systems. Other symptoms that may accompany knee pain include:

• Bleeding

• Bruising, laceration or abrasion

• Burning or prickling feeling

• Change in gait such as limping

• Flu-like symptoms (fatigue, fever, sore throat, headache, cough, aches and pains)

• Inability to flex or straighten the knee

• Muscle spasms

• Reduced range of motion or knee stiffness

• Swelling

• Thigh, lower leg, ankle, or hip pain

• Tingling, pain, or other abnormal sensations in the toes

Symptoms that might indicate a serious or life-threatening condition

In some cases, knee pain may occur with other symptoms that might indicate a serious or life-threatening condition, such as deep vein thrombosis, which is a blood clot in the leg that can travel to the lungs and cause a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Other serious conditions include fracture, dislocation or infection. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if you, or someone you are with, have other serious symptoms, with or without knee pain, including:

• Change in consciousness or alertness, such as fainting

• Chest pain

• Difficulty breathing, wheezing, or shortness of breath

• Discolored, unusually pale, or cold leg

• Inability to walk or put weight on your leg

• Popping sound at time of injury

• Red streaks around a tender area or lump

• Red, warm and swollen area of the leg

• Severe pain

• Severe swelling or deformity of the knee, lower leg, or thigh