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75-year-old man with acute lower back, left hip pain
9 September 2013 -- A 75-year-old man presents with acute lower back and left hip pain. The patient is completely unable to straighten his left leg. There is no history of trauma. He is found to be septic and has a past medical history of acute myelogenous leukemia.
9 September 2013 -- A 75-year-old man presents with acute lower back and left hip pain. The patient is completely unable to straighten his left leg. There is no history of trauma. He is found to be septic and has a past medical history of acute myelogenous leukemia.
66-year-old woman with elbow mass and pain
12 August 2013 -- A 66-year-old woman presents with an elbow mass and pain that has progressed for six months. The pain worsens with activity and radiates proximally. Physical exam reveals tenderness about the biceps, just proximal to the antecubital fossa with a palpable prominence, as well as pain with resisted supination.
12 August 2013 -- A 66-year-old woman presents with an elbow mass and pain that has progressed for six months. The pain worsens with activity and radiates proximally. Physical exam reveals tenderness about the biceps, just proximal to the antecubital fossa with a palpable prominence, as well as pain with resisted supination.
27-year-old woman with hip pain
22 July 2013 -- A 27-year-old woman employed by a well-known global soft drinks manufacturer and on a heavy diet for four weeks. In addition to her intensive sports activities, she drinks a lot of diet cola. She complains about left hip pain for the past two days.
22 July 2013 -- A 27-year-old woman employed by a well-known global soft drinks manufacturer and on a heavy diet for four weeks. In addition to her intensive sports activities, she drinks a lot of diet cola. She complains about left hip pain for the past two days.
15-year-old boy with progressive back pain
17 June 2013 -- A 15-year-old boy with progressive back pain.
17 June 2013 -- A 15-year-old boy with progressive back pain.
77-year-old man with bump on back
3 June 2013 -- A 77-year-old man presents with a painless bump on the back. No prior history of trauma.
3 June 2013 -- A 77-year-old man presents with a painless bump on the back. No prior history of trauma.
55-year-old man with low back pain
29 April 2013 -- A 55-year-old man with a chronic history of low back pain and right sciatica underwent lumbar spine MRI for progressive, worsening acute pain.
29 April 2013 -- A 55-year-old man with a chronic history of low back pain and right sciatica underwent lumbar spine MRI for progressive, worsening acute pain.
66-year-old woman with severe knee pain
15 April 2013 -- A 66-year-old woman presented with a four-week history of severe right knee pain.
15 April 2013 -- A 66-year-old woman presented with a four-week history of severe right knee pain.
40-year-old woman with painless swelling of the hand
8 April 2013 -- A 40-year-old woman with painless swelling in her right hand.
8 April 2013 -- A 40-year-old woman with painless swelling in her right hand.
29-year-old man with swelling of the ankle
4 March 2013 -- A 29-year-old man with relapsing swelling of the ankle joint.
4 March 2013 -- A 29-year-old man with relapsing swelling of the ankle joint.
68-year-old man with nodule on right forearm
4 February 2013 -- A 68-year-old man with a painless, superficial, soft, and violaceous nodule on the right forearm that has been present for the past two months.
4 February 2013 -- A 68-year-old man with a painless, superficial, soft, and violaceous nodule on the right forearm that has been present for the past two months.
24-year-old man with arm pain without trauma
28 January 2013 -- A 24-year-old man with spontaneous pain of the proximal arm without trauma presents in the emergency department, and an x-ray of the humerus is performed. MRI was performed subsequently for further evaluation.
28 January 2013 -- A 24-year-old man with spontaneous pain of the proximal arm without trauma presents in the emergency department, and an x-ray of the humerus is performed. MRI was performed subsequently for further evaluation.
48-year-old man with lower back pain
31 December 2012 -- A 48-year-old man presents with progressive lower back pain following a T2 complete cord injury.
31 December 2012 -- A 48-year-old man presents with progressive lower back pain following a T2 complete cord injury.
45-year-old woman with lateral knee pain and leg numbness
24 December 2012 -- A 45-year-old woman presents with lateral knee pain and leg numbness.
24 December 2012 -- A 45-year-old woman presents with lateral knee pain and leg numbness.
30-year-old woman with pain and swelling in lower leg
3 December 2012 -- A 30-year-old woman presented with increasing pain and swelling of her anterior left lower leg.
3 December 2012 -- A 30-year-old woman presented with increasing pain and swelling of her anterior left lower leg.
6-year-old boy with elbow pain
12 November 2012 -- A 6-year-old boy presented with unilateral elbow pain and reduction in the range of movement.
12 November 2012 -- A 6-year-old boy presented with unilateral elbow pain and reduction in the range of movement.
51-year-old man with low back pain
5 November 2012 -- A 51-year-old man was referred for evaluation of low back pain.
5 November 2012 -- A 51-year-old man was referred for evaluation of low back pain.
26-year-old woman with pain and swelling in left shin
29 October 2012 -- A 26-year-old woman presented with pain and swelling in her left shin.
29 October 2012 -- A 26-year-old woman presented with pain and swelling in her left shin.
87-year-old man with painful, swollen elbow
17 September 2012 -- An 87-year-old man presented with a two-week history of painful, warm, and slightly swollen left elbow.
17 September 2012 -- An 87-year-old man presented with a two-week history of painful, warm, and slightly swollen left elbow.
4-year-old boy with hip pain
10 September 2012 -- A 4-year-old boy presented with five-month right-hip pain with intermittent limp, without a history of trauma.
10 September 2012 -- A 4-year-old boy presented with five-month right-hip pain with intermittent limp, without a history of trauma.
22-year-old athlete with shin pain
6 August 2012 -- A 22-year-old athletic patient presented with right shin pain.
6 August 2012 -- A 22-year-old athletic patient presented with right shin pain.
48-year-old woman with knee pain
16 July 2012 -- A 48-year-old woman with knee pain.
16 July 2012 -- A 48-year-old woman with knee pain.
36-year-old man with a history of back pain
11 June 2012 -- A 36-year-old-man with a personal history of back pain underwent lumbosacral spine x-ray.
11 June 2012 -- A 36-year-old-man with a personal history of back pain underwent lumbosacral spine x-ray.
20-year-old woman with hip pain
4 June 2012 -- A 20-year-old woman complaining of bilateral hip pain.
4 June 2012 -- A 20-year-old woman complaining of bilateral hip pain.
65-year-old woman with knee pain and swelling
14 May 2012 -- A 65-year-old woman with a few months history of pain and swelling at the back of her right knee.
14 May 2012 -- A 65-year-old woman with a few months history of pain and swelling at the back of her right knee.
32-year-old man with difficult-to-infer medical history
7 May 2012 -- A 32-year-old black man with bilateral knee pain and swelling, digital clubbing, and pachydermia.
7 May 2012 -- A 32-year-old black man with bilateral knee pain and swelling, digital clubbing, and pachydermia.
66-year-old woman with knee pain without history of trauma
23 April 2012 -- A 66-year-old woman with knee pain without history of trauma.
23 April 2012 -- A 66-year-old woman with knee pain without history of trauma.
29-year-old woman with knee pain
16 April 2012 -- A 29-year-old woman who had had an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 12 months earlier, presents with extension deficit and knee pain in extension.
16 April 2012 -- A 29-year-old woman who had had an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 12 months earlier, presents with extension deficit and knee pain in extension.
38-year-old woman with foot pain
13 February 2012 -- A 38-year-old woman presents with a painful left forefoot.
13 February 2012 -- A 38-year-old woman presents with a painful left forefoot.
28-year-old woman with knee pain and swelling
16 January 2012 -- A 28-year-old woman presented with a two-month history of pain and swelling in her right knee, which had suddenly worsened.
16 January 2012 -- A 28-year-old woman presented with a two-month history of pain and swelling in her right knee, which had suddenly worsened.
30-year-old woman with tender mass in antecubital fossa
9 January 2012 -- A 30-year-old woman presented with a tender mass in her antecubital fossa.
9 January 2012 -- A 30-year-old woman presented with a tender mass in her antecubital fossa.
35-year-old man with painless knee swelling
29 August 2011 -- A 35-year-old man complaining of a painless swelling in the knee for the past three years.
29 August 2011 -- A 35-year-old man complaining of a painless swelling in the knee for the past three years.
43-year-old man with foot pain, swelling, and tenderness
8 August 2011 -- A 43-year-old man with a history of proximal interphalangeal joint fusion presented with pain, swelling, and tenderness of the foot.
8 August 2011 -- A 43-year-old man with a history of proximal interphalangeal joint fusion presented with pain, swelling, and tenderness of the foot.
38-year-old man with low backache
25 June 2011 -- A 38-year-old man was referred for evaluation of low backache.
25 June 2011 -- A 38-year-old man was referred for evaluation of low backache.
Woman with acute onset calf pain
11 July 2011 -- Woman with acute onset calf pain.
11 July 2011 -- Woman with acute onset calf pain.
52-year-old woman with left iliac fossa pain
25 April 2011 -- A 52-year-old woman with left iliac fossa pain.
25 April 2011 -- A 52-year-old woman with left iliac fossa pain.
70-year-old woman with knee pain
11 April 2011 -- A 70-year-old woman with persistent pain in the knee and a prior history of breast carcinoma and colon carcinoma.
11 April 2011 -- A 70-year-old woman with persistent pain in the knee and a prior history of breast carcinoma and colon carcinoma.
12-year-old girl with right clavicle pain, swelling
7 March 2011 -- A 12-year-old girl presented with malaise, pain, and swelling over the medial aspect of her right clavicle.
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7 March 2011 -- A 12-year-old girl presented with malaise, pain, and swelling over the medial aspect of her right clavicle.
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