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1 Was there trauma or direct impact to the knee?
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2 Is the patient able to weight bear on the leg?
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3 Is there deformity to the femur or tibia?
Fracture
1 Was there trauma or direct impact to the knee?
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2 Is the patient able to weight bear on the leg?
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3 Is there deformity to the femur or tibia?
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4 Is the patella out of normal alignment or subluxed?
Patella dislocation
1 Was there trauma or direct impact to the knee?
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2 Is the patient able to weight bear on the leg?
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5 Is there laxity to the ligaments ( ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) without an end feel?
Ligament tear
1 Was there trauma or direct impact to the knee?
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2 Is the patient able to weight bear on the leg?
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5 Is there laxity to the ligaments ( ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) without an end feel?
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6 Is there laxity to the ligaments (ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) with an end feel and pain?
Ligament sprain
1 Was there trauma or direct impact to the knee?
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2 Is the patient able to weight bear on the leg?
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5 Is there laxity to the ligaments ( ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) without an end feel?
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6 Is there laxity to the ligaments (ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) with an end feel and pain?
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7 Is there pain on McMurray’s testing?
Meniscal injury
1 Was there trauma or direct impact to the knee?
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2 Is the patient able to weight bear on the leg?
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5 Is there laxity to the ligaments ( ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) without an end feel?
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6 Is there laxity to the ligaments (ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) with an end feel and pain?
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7 Is there pain on McMurray’s testing?
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8 Is there bruising / tenderness to the quadriceps / hamstring region?
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9 Is there pain on McMurray’s testing?
Muscle strain
1 Was there trauma or direct impact to the knee?
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5 Is there laxity to the ligaments ( ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) without an end feel?
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6 Is there laxity to the ligaments (ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) with an end feel and pain?
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7 Is there pain on McMurray’s testing?
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8 Is there bruising / tenderness to the quadriceps / hamstring region?
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10 Is pain worse on rest then relieved on movement and patient over 50 years
Osteoarthritis
1 Was there trauma or direct impact to the knee?
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5 Is there laxity to the ligaments ( ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) without an end feel?
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6 Is there laxity to the ligaments (ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) with an end feel and pain?
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7 Is there pain on McMurray’s testing?
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8 Is there bruising / tenderness to the quadriceps / hamstring region?
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10 Is pain worse on rest then relieved on movement and patient over 50 years?
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11 Is the pain provoked with Clarke’s test and taking steps in the full squat position?
Patellofemoral joint
1 Was there trauma or direct impact to the knee?
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5 Is there laxity to the ligaments ( ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) without an end feel?
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6 Is there laxity to the ligaments (ACL/ PCL / LCL / MCL ) with an end feel and pain?
7
7 Is there pain on McMurray’s testing?
8
8 Is there bruising / tenderness to the quadriceps / hamstring region?
10
10 Is pain worse on rest then relieved on movement and patient over 50 years?
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11 Is the pain provoked with Clarke’s test and taking steps in the full squat position?
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12 Is there pain to the lateral (outside) aspect of the knee and a positive Ober’s test?
Iliotibial band syndrome