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19. A 55-year-old man comes to the office because of a 1-month history of right knee pain. He reports no recent trauma to his knee but says that he has recently increased his weekly running distance from 12 miles to 30 miles. On physical examination he has aching knee pain with squatting. The rest of the physical examination is normal. Which of the following factors in the patient's history , if present, would indicate the patellofemoral joint as the source of the pain?

A

) Associated thigh pain

B

) Buckling of the knee

C

) Increased pain with stair climbing

D

) Locking of the knee

E

) Prominent knee swelling

c, just guess
its c
could you plz explain how?
c)...its a sign of patello femoral syndrome..
yes, C.
C.........
c........pain increases with climbing stairs and with prolonged sitting.