Ep 9: A 32-year-old with knee pain and inability to bear weight following road traffic accident

Welcome to the Hyperexcision podcast. This podcast is a time-efficient alternative to the written content on the website. It supplements the exam preparation material available on the hyperexcision.com website for medical students. You can follow along with the written material on the website while listening to this podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, email [email protected] case has a script. Clinical approach is a collection of hypothetical case discussions with questions that test the key concepts for a particular disease presentation.A 32-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after a motorbike accident. He reports severe pain in the left knee and inability to bear weight. On inspection, there is gross swelling and deformity of the knee joint. The leg appears shortened and displaced laterally. He is in severe distress. Distal pulses in the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial arteries are absent. The foot is pale and cool to the touch. Sensation over the dorsum of the foot is reduced, and he is unable to dorsiflex the ankle.