“I feel there is a knot at the back of my knee” (4)
The participant’s knowledge was limited to changes in structures; this
included the cartilage (n=10), muscles of the lower leg (n=9), dryness
(n=7) or increase (n=2) of the fluids inside the joint, and the patella
(n=2). Two participants did not know which structures were affected by
knee OA.
One participants explained the causes of knee OA: