A 65-year-old male presents with a severely painful rash and…
A 65-year-old male presents with a severely painful rash and skin eruptions that are localized entirely on one side of his body. The rash closely follows the dermatome of C7. The man is diagnosed with “shingles” in which the herpes zoster virus has proliferated in which anatomical structure?
Read DetailsDuring a soccer game, a player tried to steal the ball from…
During a soccer game, a player tried to steal the ball from between your patient’s feet. Your patient was accidentally kicked, which forced the knee to move laterally. Your patient was in great pain and an evaluation on the sidelines of the field showed the knee joint had excessive varus (lateral) movement. What ligament was most likely damaged?
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Following an injury suffered in a soccer match, a 32-year-old female is examined in a seated position in the clinic. As the clinician holds the right tibia with both hands and pulls the tibial forward under the distal part of the femur, there is gapping at the joint where the tibia is excessively translated anteriorly. The left tibia cannot be displaced in this way. Which structure is most likely damaged in the right knee?
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