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Year |
2003 |
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Question Number |
110. |
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Category |
Pediatric Orthopaedics |
Question
An 8-year-old girl sustains an injury to her right knee playing softball. Examination reveals tenderness over the medial aspect of the knee and valgus instability to stress testing. The neurovascular examination is normal, and AP and lateral radiographs reveal no abnormalities. A stress radiograph is shown in Figure 30. Management should consist of
1- a hinged knee brace for 3 weeks.
2- a hinged knee brace for 4 weeks and weight bearing as tolerated.
3- closed reduction and percutaneous pin fixation.
4- open repair of the medial collateral ligament.
5- open reduction and internal fixation of the lateral femoral condyle.
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