I have severe pain in my left knee and most of the time my whole leg hurts from groin to ankle. X rays have shown damage to knee and slight damage to hips ( I am an active 79years old). Could the pain be from either knee or hip? I never have pain in the hips. Maria Whitley
Thank you for using Chat Doctor. Age related degeneration of bones is common and more exaggerated in post menopausal women due to osteoporosis. From the description you've given you are having often arthritis of knee which is usually bilateral but in your case the left knee joint space reduction and degeneration is severe. The treatment is medical and surgical. Medical line of management includes painkillers, glucosamine (to improve cartilage growth) and calcium supplementation. But you're complaining of pain throughout the lower limb for which I am suspecting degenerative changes in the spine also. Please consult an orthopedic for further evaluation and treatment.