Clinical Challenge: October, 2009

  A 57-Year-Old Woman with Acute Pain After a Fall The aptient is a 57-year-old woman who presented to urgent care complaining of severe pain in her right foot, leg, hip, and elbow. She reported that she fell three to four hours prior to presentation while outside walking her dog; she was “tripped up” in the pet’s leash. She presented ambulatory, but was unable to bear any weight on her right leg. Past medical history …

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