A 23-year-old female presents with ankle pain due to a fall while walking on ice 1 hour ago. You watch her limp as she walks into the emergency room. On physical examination, the ankle is erythematous, swollen, and tender to touch.
The patient cannot stand on the affected ankle. Range of motion is severely limited on inversion of the ankle. On palpation, there is no pain with pressure on the medial or lateral malleolus. Should this patient be sent for ankle x-rays according to the Ottawa ankle rules?
A. No, the ankle shows no tenderness over the medial or lateral malleolus
B. Yes, the patient is unable to bear weight on the ankle
C. Yes, ankle range of motion is limited
D. No, range of motion of the ankle is not limited in all planes
Question 2
A 33-year-old male marathon runner presents with knee pain. Which of the following tests is positive if the meniscus of the knee is torn?
A. McMurray's test
B. Straight leg raising sign
C. Anterior drawer sign
D. Lachman test