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Knee buckling

Knee buckling

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How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Leg

Is Symptom of

Knee meniscus tear
Condition
ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury
Condition

Related questions

A 57-year old female asked:

I had a TKNA in 2006.Now the knee buckles someimes to the point where I nearly fall. Should I see the doctor?

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A 58-year old female asked:

The inside of my knee buckles when I stand up. No pain. (it was fractured 15 years ago). I already do pilates for strength. Do I need doc?

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A 19-year old male asked:

6months post acl reconstruction, was doing light training and my knee buckled I heard a similar crunch to when I first tore my acl, but no swelling.

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A 17-year old male asked:

So the other day I went running and felt my left knee buckle, I kept running and it didn't hurt that much. Yestersay I went running again and it hurt.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 19-year old female asked:

Should you get crutches for a sprained knee? If it hurts really bad to walk and your knee buckles and gives out when you stand or walk then should you

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A 31-year old asked:

My knees buckle and feels weak a lot too. would a knee brace help stop my knee giving out?

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A 35-year old female asked:

Fell off of truck. Knee buckled. Won't support my weight. HURTS! Can't see dr until tomorrow. On fluoxetine. What otc pain med can I take?

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A 49-year old female asked:

15 year old healthy female, right knee buckles full time for 2 months, MRI is clean, doctors says nothing wrong with her. MRI ordered of lumbar spine.?

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A 31-year old female asked:

Sudden, severe cramping in waves at the onset of menstruation. I became very weak and pale, knees buckled and near passing out. Another ectopic?

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A 32-year old asked:

Is it typical for my knee to buckle after acl revision surgery?

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A 35-year old asked:

Could i have partial acl tear if my knee tries to buckle to one side?

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A 36-year old asked:

could i have a partial acl tear if my knee wants to buckle to one side?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 53-year old female asked:

I have extreme pain in my knees. Walking they swell and sometimes buckle from walking?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 17-year old male asked:

I played basketball my knee felt really tight in the back i have complete motion of it but it still hurts when i bend it it buckles on me whatswrong?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 50-year old female asked:

Sharp shooting pain in groin area when I raise knee or squat to stand. Feels like a pop and leg buckles. Only on rt side. Wakes me up! Possible cause?

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A 35-year old male asked:

Is knee buckling a sympton of complex regional pain syndrome? My MRI came back questionable but it feels like something is torn in my knee

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A 18-year old asked:

Y do my knees keep buckling and give out?

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A 47-year old female asked:

My knee is buckling when I try to run... There is a a round mass almost the size of a golf ball on the posterior side of my knee.. What is it?

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A 25-year old male asked:

My left knee keeps buckling. This only happens once in a while. I have never dislocated or injured it. Is it a warning sign or a normal phenomena?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 56-year old female asked:

AILF w/ left hip graft 7/30/13, PT for post op thigh weakness but knee still buckling, NCS shows femoral neuropathy. Will this resolve on it's own?

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A 43-year old asked:

My knees are suddenly buckling with no pain, what could be wrong?

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A 35-year old male asked:

Can thickening of the MCL or scar tissue cause instability of the knee to include buckling, stiffness, locking, and catching?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old male asked:

If MRI and Xray came back clean and RA is ruled what else could knee pain with buckling and severe pain for the past year be?

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A 35-year old male asked:

Is it possible that I can have a torn meniscus and or ligament tear even though the MRI came back clean? I am constantly have knee pain and buckling

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old asked:

My knees.swell why.?

2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 40-year old asked:

my knee makes piping sound?

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A 40-year old male asked:

My knees are killing me why?

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A 18-year old female asked:

My knee keeps dislocating help!

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 18-year old female asked:

my knee is locked. What do I do?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old male asked:

Knee sweling and pain.what can be?

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