A two year old boy presents for sudden inability to bear weight on his right leg. His mother notes that he was playing in the yard when he suddenly started crying. What is the diagnosis?
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Leg Injury
A young male is hit in the lateral leg with a baseball bat during a robbery attempt. He is able to walk, but presents with leg pain. What is the diagnosis?
Pediatric Limb Injury
18 month old boy brought in by his mother after falling down 3-4 stairs yesterday afternoon, and has been limping since.
What is the injury and what is it associated with?
Leg Injury after Long Jump
A long jumper lands in the sand pit and suddenly has severe pain and is unable to extend his knee. What is the diagnosis? How should this be managed?
Knee gave out
A young female is dancing when she suddenly slips and feels her knee give out. She presents with an obvious deformity to her knee. What is her diagnosis?
Hyperextended knee
This is a 66 year old obese woman who slipped and "hyperextended" her knee in a pothole. What is the diagnosis and ED management?
Thigh pain after MVC
This patient had an MVC and has severe mid thigh pain and swelling. What is the ED management of this injury and what are other associated injuries and complications?