Knee

One of the most common complaints of pain from orthopedic patients is knee pain, which occurs for many different reasons. Whether pain strikes from an acute injury, such as from a sport or work activity, or has a slower onset from normal wear and tear, like arthritis, that increases throughout our lifetimes, knee pain is often a result of it being a weight-bearing joint. Additionally, being overweight is also a known risk for knee damage and pain. Though, when knee pain is significant, an experienced knee doctor can assess your knee pain and offer treatments, such as injections, knee replacement, or knee arthroscopy, to help ease or eliminate your discomfort.

When You Should Visit a Knee Doctor Near You

Symptoms offer clues to your condition. If you are experiencing any of the following, you should make an appointment with a doctor to have them assessed:

• Knee locking
• Catching or painfully clicking
• Knee causing limp
• Kneecap dislocating
• Knee buckling, giving way, knee instability
• Pain in your kneecap
• Severely bruised knee
• Swelling after twisting your knee
• Weakness and the feeling of not being able to support your weight

If you are currently experiencing any of these issues, you may be suffering from one of the following injuries or conditions that can be treated with or without knee surgery by our expertly trained knee specialists:

• Bursitis
• Cartilage injuries
• Knee arthritis
• Knee damage due to sports injury
• Kneecap fracture
• Meniscus tears and injuries
• Loose bone fragments caught in the joint
• Ligament and tendon tears (ACL, MCL, or PCL)
• Osteoarthritis
• Sprains or strains
• Tendon damage

Experience Excellence at Southern California Orthopedic Institute

Deciding on the best doctor or surgeon to treat your knee pain is important, and there is much to consider when choosing a knee specialist for your knee care.

At Southern California Orthopedic Institute, you can be confident knowing our fellowship-trained knee doctors are knowledgeable medical specialists with focused specialty training in knee problems and surgery. With this advanced training and extensive knowledge, our knee specialists will treat your individual needs with the highest level of expertise.

From our sports medicine doctors to our specialty-trained knee joint surgeons, our knee specialists are skilled in delivering a wide range of treatments, procedures, and surgical techniques for a number of conditions and injuries.

You can make an appointment online or call (818) 901-6600 or (661) 328-5565 for our Bakersfield location. We have convenient locations in Van Nuys, Bakersfield, Valencia, Simi Valley, Westlake, Beverly Hills, Burbank and Porter Ranch.