Insight in Images – Clinical Challenge: Case 2

A 53-year-old female presents after experiencing a fall with a blow to the knee several hours earlier.
Upon examination, you find:

• No fluid in the knee
• The knee is stable
• Patient is able to put weight on the affected knee
• Mildly decreased range of motion due to generalized pain in the area (though not over the patella)

View Figure 1, take these findings into account, and consider what your next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.