5 Topic Commentaries

Knee vibrations may signal cartilage damage

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  Omer T. Inan, PhD

  Biomedical Engineering, Wearable Sensing

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  Georgia Institute of Technology

  It’s more erratic, “A healthy knee produces a more consistent pattern of noises.”

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  Sabrina M. Strickland, MD

  Orthopedic Surgery (Sports Medicine)

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  Hospital for Special Surgery

  As the cartilage wears down, the underside of the kneecap rubs against the front of the thighbone,

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  Christopher A. Gee, MD, MPH

  Primary Care Sports Medicine

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  University of Utah Health

  The things that get stuck are usually some kind of cartilage that has been torn.

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  Aman Dhawan, MD

  Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

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  Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  Joint sounds are not really an indicator of health or lack of health,

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  Chance Moore, MD, FAAOS

  Orthopaedic Surgery (Sports Medicine)

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  UT Health San Antonio (The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio)

  What matters is whether the noise is accompanied by symptoms such as pain, swelling, instability or changes in how the knee moves.

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