Kinesiology 2236A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Drawer Test, Sprain, Anterior Segment Of Eyeball
25 Mar 2017
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Main question: does this person have a significant knee injury? you must think/ask about a number of factors: Pain and disability of injury (more isn"t always worse) Taking a history (subjective: mechanism of injury. Sounds like a pop: able to wb (weight bear) continue to play, locking, giving way since. If they can continue to play: nature of any swelling hemarthrosis, bleeding into the joint, typically occurs more quickly than synovial effusion. Noticeable swelling < 4 hours" post-injury: noves et al (1980) #, meniscal tears, capsular tears may be the cause in pediatrics, suspect patellar dislocation: past history of trauma, surgeries. Hemarthrosis quick bleeding into the joint, joint will swell and very fast (faster than capsular) Patellar dislocation in children suspected first (children 12 or under) Ottawa knee rules: a knee radiograph is indicated after trauma when at least one of the following is present: Age greater than 55 or less than 18.
