Left leg pain below the outside of the knee can be caused by knee arthritis, meniscus injury, chondromalacia patella and other causes.
1. Knee arthritis: Knee arthritis caused by aging, obesity, malnutrition, chronic injuries and other reasons can cause pain, swelling and limited movement in the knee and its surroundings, and other uncomfortable symptoms, which can lead to pain below the outside of the knee. It can be treated with ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium and other medications as prescribed by the doctor, and joint cleaning and knee replacement can be performed when the joint function is seriously impaired.
2. Meniscus injury: pain below the knee may be caused by trauma, strenuous exercise and prolonged weight-bearing strain and other reasons leading to meniscus injury, there will be obvious local pain symptoms, accompanied by limited mobility and other manifestations. Meniscus injury should be timely medical treatment, serious injury requires surgical resection or repair treatment.
3. Chondromalacia patellae: chondromalacia patellae can lead to pain below the outside of the knee, climbing stairs and other activities when the pain symptoms can be aggravated, need to pay more attention to the local rest, can be in the regular hospital massage physiotherapy, can be prescribed by the application of glucosamine sulfate and other nutritive articular cartilage class of drugs for treatment.
When the left leg below the knee pain, should consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of specialists to carry out appropriate treatment as soon as possible, will help to reduce the pain and other uncomfortable symptoms as soon as possible. The above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.