Musculoskeletal Key

Torn Meniscus Jess H. Lonner Eric B. Smith A 35-year-old man reports a 1-week history of knee pain and swelling after a twisting injury during a softball game. The patient…

Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain Jess H. Lonner Eric B. Smith A 31-year-old male soccer player reports that he collided with another player who landed on the lateral aspect of his…

Overuse Syndrome Jess H. Lonner Eric B. Smith A 43-year-old slightly overweight man who has not participated in vigorous physical activity in many years has begun bicycling for the past…

Prepatellar Bursitis: Housemaid’s Knee Jess H. Lonner Eric B. Smith A 42-year-old man works as a carpet layer. He spends a significant amount of time working in a kneeling position…

Chondromalacia Patella: Anterior Knee Pain in the Young Patient Jess H. Lonner Eric B. Smith A 17-year-old female basketball player complains of a long history of bilateral knee pain, most…

Approach to the Knee: Management Algorithm Eric B. Smith Jess H. Lonner A 45-year-old female tennis player/runner presents with a long history of bilateral anterior knee pain. Recently she noticed…

Miscellaneous Hip Conditions: Coxa Saltans (“the Snapping Hip”), Trochanteric Bursitis, and Meralgia Paresthetica Kristofer J. Jones Charles L. Nelson Coxa Saltans (“the Snapping Hip”) A 21-year-old woman presents to your…

Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head Kristofer J. Jones Charles L. Nelson A 26-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) reports to your office with complaints of intermittent left groin…

Osteoarthritis of the Hip Kristofer J. Jones Charles L. Nelson A 67-year-old male reports left groin pain of gradual onset during the past 6 months that has significantly limited his…

Hip Pain in the Young: Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Kristofer J. Jones Charles L. Nelson A 31-year-old man reports left anterolateral hip pain of gradual onset during the past year that…