A 27-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with right knee pain
and inability to bear weight or walk. He had been roller-skating at his daughter's
birthday party when he fell while making a turn at moderate speed. His wife noted
that the knee seemed to be “popping in and out” with any movement. The physical examination
revealed normal vital signs and a pain scale score of 10/10. The right knee revealed
very little effusion but was tender laterally over the lateral collateral ligament
and fibular head.
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Publication history
Published online: July 19, 2014
Accepted:
February 10,
2014
Received in revised form:
January 19,
2014
Received:
September 11,
2013
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