Understanding Tricompartmental Knee Osteoarthritis: Symptoms & Treatment

When people refer to tricompartmental degenerative disease they are usually referring to osteoarthritis of all three joint compartments of the knee. This is a disease that takes years to develop and is very difficult to treat.

Pain

• The most common symptom of tricompartmental degenerative disease is a deep aching pain in the knees that gets worse after exercise or while putting weight on it.

Grating

• Another symptom of tricompartmental degenerative disease is a grating feeling whenever the knee is moved in any direction.

Rainy Weather

• A common symptom of osteoarthritis, which would be indicative of tricompartmental degenerative disease, would be that the pain becomes worse in rainy weather.

Stiffness

• Those with tricompartmental degenerative disease are likely to feel stiffness throughout their knee when they wake up in the morning. This stiffness should improve throughout the day.

Swelling

• The knee may swell periodically, especially after exercise and after weight has been put on it for an extended period of time.