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Pain along the inside of the knee is commonly blamed on the meniscus, arthritis, tendons, ligaments, or the knee joint itself. But when the pain feels burning, electric, unusually sensitive to touch, or seems centered around an old surgical scar, another possibility deserves attention: a medial saphenous nerve neuroma.

The saphenous nerve is a sensory nerve that suppli...

Knee surgery is usually performed with one goal in mind: less pain and better movement. Yet some people find themselves months after surgery with a frustratingly persistent pain along the inner side of the knee. The X-rays may look good. The surgical wound may have healed. The knee replacement may be properly positioned, or the ligament or meniscus repair may appear structura...

A knee that suddenly refuses to straighten can be alarming. Sometimes there is significant pain and swelling; in other cases, the most noticeable problem is simply that something inside the knee seems to be physically blocking movement.

One possible cause is a bucket-handle meniscus tear, a distinctive type of meniscus injury in which a relatively large strip of torn m...

A painful heel does not always begin in the heel. Sometimes the problem starts several inches higher, where a tight calf prevents the ankle from moving normally.

This is one reason ankle equinus contracture can be easy to overlook.

People with ankle equinus have limited ankle dorsiflexion—the ability to bring the top of the foot toward the shin. The restriction ...

A tight calf may seem like a relatively minor problem. But when tightness prevents the ankle from bending upward normally, the effects can travel well beyond the calf itself.

This loss of ankle movement is known as ankle equinus contracture. It can change the way a person stands, walks, climbs stairs, runs, or distributes weight across the foot. In some people, ankle e...