A collegiate football lineman sustains an injury from a tack…
A collegiate football lineman sustains an injury from a tackle where his foot was planted, externally rotated, and forced into dorsiflexion. He has significant tenderness over the deltoid ligament and anterolaterally above the ankle joint. Both the squeeze test and external rotation test are positive. This clinical pattern is highly indicative of a syndesmotic injury. What concurrent fracture MUST be ruled out?
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A patient presents 1 day after stumbling off a curb. They present with excessive motion and a firm end-feel during the anterior drawer test, a negative lateral tilt test, 3 mm difference in the figure-8 measurement side-to-side, and has minimal bruising. Which of the following interventions is MOST appropriate in the first session?
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