Knee pain like a jammed joint may be caused by knee meniscus injury, knee free body, knee osteoarthritis, etc. Patients should choose the appropriate general treatment, surgical treatment, medication, etc. according to the different causes of the disease for diagnosis and treatment.
1. Knee meniscus injury: Knee meniscus injury will cause knee pain and functional limitation as if the joint is stuck. When the injury occurs, the patient should stop the activity immediately and apply ice as soon as possible. It can also be treated with meniscus suture, meniscoplasty, meniscus replacement and so on as prescribed by the doctor.
2. Knee free body: the presence of free body in the knee joint can cause pain, stagnation, and interlocking of the joint activities. Patients should pay attention to rest, and can take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Celecoxib or Meloxicam as prescribed by the doctor for treatment.
3. Knee osteomalacia: Osteomalacia of the knee joint can cause the knee to be inflexible, like being stuck. Patients can take etoricoxib and celecoxib as prescribed by doctors to relieve the symptoms, and at the same time, they can follow the doctor’s prescription of intra-articular injection of sodium vitrate, triamcinolone acetonide and so on for treatment.
If the symptoms of knee pain like stuck joints persist without relief, timely diagnosis and treatment should be carried out to avoid delaying the condition.