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The location of pain can help determine which knee condition a person has. People may have pain above, below, behind, or at the kneecap or on the inner or outer knee.

If a person has pain in their hip and knee at the same time, it may interfere with their everyday life. Pain in these joints may be constant or occur only during certain activities, such as walking.

Over time, this added stress leads to chronic discomfort and, in some cases, serious injury. Understanding the hip-knee connection is the first step toward relieving that pain and moving better.