The pain on the inside of the knees of the elderly may be caused by osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis or gout.
1. Osteoporosis: Osteoporosis is a metabolic disease, mainly due to the age of bone loss and decrease, so that the microstructure of the bone tissue is damaged, usually show symptoms of knee pain and knee weakness, so the elderly knee pain may be caused by osteoporosis.
2. Rheumatoid arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease, in the early stages of the onset of joint swelling, pain and morning stiffness, with the development of the disease will also appear joint deformity and limited mobility, so the old man’s inner knee pain may also be caused by rheumatoid arthritis.
3. Gout: If the elderly in daily life intake of high purine food, will lead to high uric acid in the body, thus causing gout, resulting in patients with one or more joints severe pain.
Because of the causes of knee pain in the elderly more causes, so it is recommended to go to a professional hospital in a timely manner for examination and diagnosis, as soon as possible to clarify the causes and take active treatment measures, to avoid misunderstanding of the condition caused by the aggravation of the symptoms caused by the serious impact.