Knee Pain Overview (cont.)

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Medical Author:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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Medical Editor:

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.

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Synonyms and Keywords

dislocated knee, anterior cruciate ligament, dislocated kneecap, ACL, posterior cruciate ligament, PCL, medial collateral ligament, MCL, lateral collateral ligament, LCL, patella, kneecap, arthroscopy, PRICE, RICE, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, patellofemoral syndrome, chondromalacia patella, jumper's knee, Osgood-Schlatter disease, iliotibial band syndrome, gout, bursitis, meniscal injuries, housemaid's knee, chronic knee pain, knee joint, knee pain

Authors and Editors

Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Editor: Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Previous contributing authors and editors:

Author: Randeep Singh, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center.

Coauthor(s): Christopher A Lipinski, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center.

Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Richard Harrigan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine.

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Tintinalli, J.E., G.D. Kellen, and J.S. Staphczynksi. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. McGraw-Hill; 2000.