Musculoskeletal Key

Case 30 History and Physical Examination A 37-year-old laborer presents with an 8-month history of left shoulder pain and weakness. He describes the pain as primarily achy in character and…

Case 25 History and Physical Examination A 73-year-old woman presents to the office with a several-year history of intermittent shoulder pain. Over the year prior to presentation, she has experienced…

Case 40 History and Physical Examination A 23-year-old secretary presents 6 months after a posterior elbow dislocation. Reduction was accomplished without difficulty at the time of the injury and range…

Case 46 History and Physical Examination An active, 61-year-old right-hand-dominant man presents with a 1-year history of anterior arm asymmetry and elbow weakness following a traumatic injury while lifting a…

Case 8 History and Physical Examination A 31-year-old man presents several hours after a motor vehicle collision in which he was thrown from the car after veering off the road….

Case 32 History and Physical Examination A 60-year-old woman presents several hours after tripping in a hole and falling onto her extended elbow. She complains of pain and swelling of…

Case 13 History and Physical Examination A 20-year-old college football player presents with a 2-year history of posterior shoulder pain accompanied by occasional episodes of “shifting out” of the joint….

Case 39 History and Physical Examination A 20-year-old aspiring college baseball pitcher presents with a 6-month history of persistent medial-sided elbow pain that started following an acute, painful pop while…

Case 14 History and Physical Examination A 20-year-old right-hand-dominant college football offensive lineman presents with a 3-month history of right posterior shoulder pain and shoulder popping following an on field…