A 40-year-old man complains of pain and locking of the knee following a twisting injury to his knee while playing in the backyard with his son. The patient reports hearing a pop and now has difficulty moving the knee. You regain full range of motion in the patient’s knee using long-axis traction of the involved lower extremity. What is your preliminary hypothesis, and the appropriate course of action?
- Anterior cruciate rupture. Medical referral
- Meniscus tear. Medical referral
- An insertional tear of the gastrocnemius. Treat with ice, compression, and elevation
- Tibial plateau fracture. Medical referral
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