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MS is a 33-year-old male who presents to the emergency department after sustaining a motorcycle accident in which he slid on a patch of ice and lost control of his motorcycle. Upon presentation to the emergency department, his chief complaint is of right knee and leg pain. On primary survey, he demonstrates a GCS of 15, a patent airway, and is hemodynamically stable. On secondary survey, no gross deformity is noted to his right lower extremity.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Suite 4200, South tower Medical Center East – 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA

    Samuel N. Crosby Jr. M.D., Manish K. Sethi M.D. & William T. Obremskey M.D., M.P.H.

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  1. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Division of Orthopedic Trauma, Vanderbilt University, MCE-South Tower Suite 4200, Nashville, 37232, Tennessee, USA

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Crosby, S.N., Sethi, M.K., Obremskey, W.T. (2013). Knee Dislocations. In: Sethi, M., Jahangir, A., Obremskey, W. (eds) Orthopedic Traumatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3511-2_18

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