Orthopedics

A 9-month-old, full-term boy was brought to a pediatric clinic by his parents for his well-child check-up. The infant was noted to be afebrile and growing well, with a weight in the 52nd percentile and a...

A 55-year-old man presented with pain and instability in his left knee that had been worsening over the past month. He reported feeling that his left knee would “give way,” especially when it was slightly...

A 44-year-old man accidentally fell from a deer stand while hunting and sustained multiple orthopedic injuries. Two months after left femur nailing and fixation of left pilon fracture, he was noted to have...

An 87-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, depression, right humeral fracture, and right orbital and maxillary fractures presented after a nonsyncopal fall and subsequent bruising on the...

An 8-year-old boy presented to a clinic for a well-child visit. He had no health concerns. His medical history included a broken primary tooth at age 5 years, a dislocation of his wrist after falling off a...

An otherwise healthy 5-year-old boy presented to the pediatric rheumatology clinic for evaluation of a limp of 1 year’s duration. The patient also experienced intermittent right foot and ankle pain and...

A full-term boy was born by spontaneous vaginal delivery to a 37-year-old gravida 3, para 3 mother. At birth, physical examination findings were unremarkable except for an undescended left testicle and an...

This article offers strategies for primary care providers in evaluating patients with low back pain, including the crucial components of a comprehensive history and physical examination.

This article offers strategies for primary care providers in evaluating patients with low back pain, including the crucial components of a comprehensive history and physical examination.

This article offers strategies for primary care providers in evaluating patients with low back pain, including the crucial components of a comprehensive history and physical examination.