CASE STUDY 09 - Bubba Brown

Bubba Brown, age 15, is a running back on his high-school football team. Today during practice, he was running down the field when he was tackled from the side at knee level. Bubba felt his knee “pop” and was unable to walk off the field without assistance. Ice was applied to the injury and Bubba was evaluated by the team athletic trainer, who elevated Bubba's knee and found that the affected area was not swollen. The athletic trainer did note, however, that there was joint line tenderness on the medial side of the knee, limited flexion in the affected knee, and inability to completely extend the leg. When asked to bear weight, Bubba's injured knee “gave way on him.” Bubba is referred to the orthopedist for evaluation and follow-up. The orthopedist examines the knee and takes a series of radiographs and an MRI. He then schedules Bubba for arthroscopic surgery. The arthroscopy shows a tear in the medial meniscus. The surgeon repairs the tear, and Bubba is placed in a hinged splint and begins a program of rehabilitation with the sports medicine clinic.

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