Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Page 403 , March 2009

Traumatic Knee Pain

  • James E. Colletti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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  • Kevin P. Kilgore, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MN
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  • Jennifer Derrick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

  • Image Result

    Radiograph of the knee demonstrating a small vertical avulsion injury of the lateral aspect of the proximal tibia immediately distal to the tibial plateau.

    Radiograph of the knee demonstrating a small vertical avulsion injury of the lateral aspect of the proximal tibia immediately distal to the tibial plateau.

  • Image Result

    Illustration demonstrating the anterior cruciate ligament tear, meniscal injury, and a small vertical avulsion fracture of the lateral aspect of the proximal tibia immediately distal to the tibial pla

    Illustration demonstrating the anterior cruciate ligament tear, meniscal injury, and a small vertical avulsion fracture of the lateral aspect of the proximal tibia immediately distal to the tibial plateau. Used with permission of James E. Colletti, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

 For the diagnosis and teaching points, see page 409.

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.06.462

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Page 403 , March 2009