Your Patient Has a Positive Bulge Sign and a Palpable

question 36

Multiple Choice

Your patient has a positive bulge sign and a palpable click upon ballottement,which most likely indicate

• A) a small effusion of his knee.
• B) torn cartilage within the knee joint.
• C) a large effusion of his knee.
• D) torn ligaments of the knee.

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