A 34-year-old soccer player accompanied by his spouse comes to the clinic complaining of a painful right knee. He reports that while playing soccer, was kicked on the outer side of his right knee after which he buckled and fell. On physical examination, the knee was red, swollen and tender on palpation of the medial side of the knee. The valgus test was positive. McMurray and Varus tests were negative. Which of the following is the most lil diagnosis? Answers A - E A Medial and lateral meniscal tear B Medial collateral ligament tear C Medial meniscal tear D Lateral collateral ligament tear E Medial meniscal and ligament tear O O O O O

A 34-year-old soccer player accompanied by his spouse comes to the clinic complaining of a painful right knee. He reports that while playing soccer, was kicked on the outer side of his right knee after which he buckled and fell. On physical examination, the knee was red, swollen and tender on palpation of the medial side of the knee. The valgus test was positive. McMurray and Varus tests were negative. Which of the following is the most lil diagnosis? Answers A - E A Medial and lateral meniscal tear B Medial collateral ligament tear C Medial meniscal tear D Lateral collateral ligament tear E Medial meniscal and ligament tear O O O O O

Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spiral bound Version (MindTap Course List)

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Publisher:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder

ChapterCom: Comprehensive Medical Terminology Review

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