Sports Injury Diagnosis Flashcards
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A football lineman experiences acute knee pain and swelling after a valgus force with the foot planted. Lachman test is positive but valgus stress test is negative. What is the isolated injury?
Answer: Anterior cruciate ligament
A positive Lachman test with negative valgus stress test indicates an isolated ACL injury without MCL involvement.
Which special test is used to detect a SLAP (superior labrum anterior to posterior) lesion in a throwing athlete?
Answer: O'Brien active compression test
The O'Brien active compression test (with pain in adduction/internal rotation relieved by supination) is the most sensitive clinical test for SLAP lesions.
A cross-country runner develops insidious anterior shin pain that is worse with activity and better with rest. Point tenderness is found over the medial tibial cortex. The most likely diagnosis is:
Answer: Medial tibial stress syndrome
Diffuse posteromedial tibial tenderness along the distal two-thirds of the tibia in a runner is the hallmark of medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints).
A wrestler presents with severe ear pain and a fluctuant, non-tender swelling of the auricle after repeated blunt trauma. What is the correct immediate management?
Answer: Aspiration and pressure dressing
Auricular hematoma (cauliflower ear) requires prompt aspiration and application of a pressure dressing to prevent cartilage necrosis and permanent deformity.
A cyclist describes pain in the lateral thigh and buttock that radiates below the knee after long rides. The piriformis stretch reproduces symptoms. The most likely diagnosis is:
Answer: Piriformis syndrome
Piriformis syndrome involves sciatic nerve compression by the piriformis muscle, producing buttock and posterior thigh/leg pain reproduced by piriformis stretching.
In a skier who falls forward with the ski fixed, a 'dashboard' mechanism injures which knee structure most commonly?
Answer: Posterior cruciate ligament
A posteriorly directed force on the proximal tibia (dashboard mechanism or forward fall with fixed ski boot) most commonly injures the posterior cruciate ligament.
A swimmer develops insidious anterior shoulder pain with a painful arc between 60° and 120° of abduction. The Hawkins-Kennedy test is positive. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: Subacromial impingement syndrome
A positive Hawkins-Kennedy test (internal rotation at 90° flexion) combined with a painful arc is the classic presentation of subacromial impingement syndrome.