| How does your knee cap feel? | | | | Cap (Patella) |
| Is the pain always there, or does it come and go? | | | | A torn ligament is one of the most common of knee |
| There are many reasons why someone can have a | | | | injuries. It usually presents with pain and swelling and |
| hurt knee cap. Unfortuntately, this is a common | | | | may also involve the knee slipping out from under you |
| problem among athletes who do a lot of running and | | | | when you are walking. Many individuals with a ligament |
| jumping. The immediate as well as the underlying | | | | tear can refer to this condition as a unstable or "trick |
| cause of the hurt knee cap determines the type of | | | | knee". This is a situation in which the hurt knee ligament |
| treatment that you will need to undergo to alleviate the | | | | can actually cause the knee to feel very unstable |
| pain and stem the swelling. | | | | while an indivual is standing, walking or jogging. |
| Torn Ligament - Most Common Cause of Hurt Knee | | | | |