Ouch! Brace Yourself For A Rough Landing: Traumatic Injury Resulting In Acute Knee Pain In Pre-adolescent Patient - Page #3
 

Other Studies:
Left knee 4 view radiographs with AP, oblique, lateral and merchant views Case Photo #1 Case Photo #2 Case Photo #3 Case Photo #4 showed knee effusion but no other abnormalities.
Left knee MRI axial image showing subtle marrow edema along the medial patellar facet (arrowheads), significant effusion between the patella and femur (red arrow), stretching of the MPFL (medial patellofemoral ligament) (blue arrow), and edema in the lateral trochlea and medial patellar facet consistent with "kissing lesions" (yellow arrows) Case Photo #5 .
MRI axial image showing irregularity around the medial retinaculum at the patellar insertion (red arrow) Case Photo #6 .
MRI sagittal image of the left knee demonstrating edema at lateral femoral condyle (red arrow) Case Photo #7 .

Consultations:
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

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