Lower Extremity Injuries

• Author: Dorothy Clay Sims
• Pages: 993-1010

LOWER EXTREMITY

INJURIES

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CHAPTER 24

LOWER EXTREMITY INJURIES

I. KNEE INJURIES

A. Governing Principles

§24:01 Knee Anatomy

§24:02 Common Knee Injuries and Conditions

§24:03 Overview of Possible Complications of Knee Injur y

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B. Overcoming Common Defenses

§24:10 Your Client Does Not Have the Condition

§24:11 Your Client Has the Condition, But It Preexisted (or Trauma Can’t Cause _____)

§24:12 Your Client Didn’t Need the Surgery

§24:13 The Surgery Cured Your Client

§24:14 Your Client Had the Condition, But It Should Have Healed By Now

§24:15 The MRI Missed It, So It Doesn’t Exist

§24:16 Your Client Has the Condition, and It’s Bad, But Due to Preexisting Arthritis, It Would

Have Ended This Way Anyway

§24:17 Your Client Has the Condition, It’s Bad, and It’s Due to the Accident, But No Treatment

Is Necessary Now

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II. HIP INJURIES

A. Governing Principles

§24:20 Hip Anatomy

§24:21 Common Causes of Hip Injuries and Conditions

§24:22 Common Hip Injuries and Conditions

§24:23 Symptoms of Hip Injur y

§24:24 Possible Complications of Hip Injury

§24:25 Typical Treatments and Surgeries

§24:26 How to Diagnose Hip Injuries

B. Overcoming Common Defenses

§24:27 Your Client Does Not Have the Condition

§24:28 Your Client Has the Condition, But It Pre-Existed (or Trauma Can’t Cause ___)

§24:29 Your Client Didn’t Need the Surgery

§24:30 The Surgery Cured Your Client

§24:31 Your Client Had the Condition, But It Should Have Healed by Now

§24:32 The MRI Missed It, So It Doesn’t Exist—Wait! What About False Negatives? (And How to Prove It)

§24:33 Your Client Has the Condition, and It’s Bad, But Due to Preexisting Arthritis, It Would

Have Ended This Way Anyway

§24:34 Your Client Has the Condition, It’s Bad, and It’s Due to the Accident, But No Treatment

Is Necessary Now

LOWER EXTREMITY

INJURIES

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