Patient's question:
My father felt knee pain during the Spring Festival this year. He then applied some ointment, and gradually the pain subsided, so he didn't take it seriously. However, in May of this year, his knee started to swell and the pain became very severe, prompting him to go to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor told him it was bursitis.Doctor's answer:
Hello, according to your description, periostitis is often caused by the expansion, congestion, edema, or subperiosteal bleeding of the periosteum and its blood vessels, as well as proliferative changes and inflammatory alterations of the periosteum. Stress-induced damage to the periosteum or invasive actions of pyogenic bacteria may also contribute to the condition.