What causes posterior knee pain radiating towards calf?
Patient: a few days ago I started having a pain in the back of my knee, now more in upper calf.. hurts more to go down the stairs them up and my knee cap feels like it needs to crack . I have been sitting at my desk all day and it hurts worse and my calf is swollen now and hard to the touch . Pain more in upper calf Doctor: Hello,Thank you for using Healthcaremagic.I read your question and understood your concern.This looks like condromalatia of the patello-femoral joint with efusion in the knee and Baker cyst.You need to do a knee MRI and then see a orthopedic doctor as different stages of the disease have different treatment.I wish you quick recovery.Dr. Selmani