Knee roughness has many symptoms that occur to the patient and affect his quality of life. Below we explain some information related to knee roughness and its impact on the body.

What is the difference between knee roughness and friction?

Knee roughness is a defect that occurs in the joint as a result of the presence of inflammation or exposure to an injury in this part of the body, many symptoms appear on a patient with the roughness of the knee and indicate an increase in the exposure of cartilage and synovial fluid in the knee to damage.

The difference between knee roughness and friction

Knee roughness

Knee roughness is a pain in the knee that sometimes affects a person with unbalance and feels uncomfortable continuously. Knee roughness occurs for a number of reasons that affect a person’s ability to move and change positions between sitting and standing.

Friction

Friction is one of the complications of knee roughness and it occurs as a result of the erosion of the cartilage between the ends of the knee bones, and it can affect the feeling of pain in the knee, especially when going up or downstairs, and the cause of knee friction can be infected with different types of inflammation, including gout and degenerative inflammation.

Does knee roughness cause pain in the leg?

The leg can suffer from pain when the knee cartilage is eroded, eroded, and rough, and therefore the patient can feel pain when using the leg, especially when it is affected by the curvature due to the atrophy of the cartilage, in addition to that the person with roughness may have difficulty controlling the balance of the body or bearing weight on the injured knee and leg.

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Degrees of knee roughness

Knee roughness has four degrees or levels, and it is determined according to the symptoms that the person feels and the extent to which the cartilage and joint are affected by the injury or inflammation of the knee. Here are the levels or degrees of knee roughness as follows:

The first degree of knee roughness: the patient often does not feel noticeable symptoms, but he may have a tingling sensation in the knee when doing his normal activities.
The second degree of knee roughness: the symptoms of infection may begin to worsen, and the patient will feel difficulty in moving the knee and stiffness, especially when getting up or sitting for a long time.
The third degree of knee roughness: the person with knee roughness can experience severe pain in it, and swelling begins to appear slow movement, and an increase in the person’s feeling of pain when moving or exercising.
The fourth degree of knee roughness: A person with knee roughness can be exposed to erosion of the cartilage separating the end of the knee bones and their support, and here the bone begins to rub and feel severe pain and great difficulty in moving.