A patient presents with acute onset of right ankle pain afte…
A patient presents with acute onset of right ankle pain after slipping off the edge of the curb when mowing his lawn. He says his foot turned inward as he fell. His ankle is swollen, and the patient is limping but can tolerate partial weight bearing. What will be the most likely area of tenderness when you palpate the foot?
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A 23-year-old female is brought to your ER via EMS following a MVA in which she was the unrestrained driver of a car which hit a concrete barrier. She is secured on a long spine board with a c-collar in place. She C/O pain to the right forearm, which has obvious angulation midshaft but no open wounds. She also C/O pain to the left hip and knee. On PE you note the left leg to be approx. 1.5 inches shorter than the right. The leg is held slightly flexed at the hip and knee and internally rotated. You note decreased sensation in the S1 dermatome with decreased Achilles tendon reflex. What is the presumed diagnosis at this point regarding the hip?
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