Knee
A 14-year-old female basketball player presents to the clinic with anterior knee pain that has been gradually worsening over the past three months. She reports that the pain is worse when using stairs, squatting, or sitting for prolonged periods. On physical exam, there is pain with compression of the patella with the leg extended
Patellofemoral Syndrome
An 15 year old is now a competitive tennis player, practicing 2 hours per day on average. Which elbow injury is he most likely to develop?
Lateral Epicondylitis
A 13-year-old boy who plays on his school’s soccer team presents to clinic with anterior knee pain that worsens with running and jumping. On exam, there is tenderness and swelling over the tibial tuberosity and pain is reproduced with resisted knee extension.
Osgood Schlatter
A 16 year old avid baseball pitcher and golfer is now developing elbow pain with his sports. What is your most likely exam finding?
Tenderness with palpation of the medial epicondyle and with valgus maneuvers of the elbow
An 18 year-old Mina is playing on his high school varsity soccer team when he suddenly hears a loud "pop" in his left knee when pivoting. He develops significant pain, and swelling and is unable to walk. On exam, he has a positive Lachman test.
ACL tear
A 19 year old Mina seems to have a dull aching along the inner joint line of his knee. His knee feels stiff and sometimes has "locking" sensation. On exam, he feels severe pain when placing the knee in full flexion, externally rotating the tibia, and applying a valgus stress while extending the knee. What is this test called and what does it indicate?
McMurray test - Medial meniscus injury
A 15-year-old male cyclist presents with lateral knee pain that has gradually worsened over the past month. The pain sometimes radiates up to his hip. On exam, there is tenderness over the lateral femoral condyle and pain is reproduced with passive knee extension.
Iliotibial band syndrome