07-26-2008, 01:16 PM
30. A 70-year-old man comes to the physician because of knee pain that has been present for 10
years. He is unable to comfortably walk further than one block and has difficulty sleeping because of
the pain. He has pain on both medial and lateral sides of the knee. Range of motion is from 15 to
100 degrees, there is a bowleg deformity when he stands.
A) Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
B) Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
C) Quadriceps strengthening exercises
D) Sympathetic blockade
E) Total knee replacement
years. He is unable to comfortably walk further than one block and has difficulty sleeping because of
the pain. He has pain on both medial and lateral sides of the knee. Range of motion is from 15 to
100 degrees, there is a bowleg deformity when he stands.
A) Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
B) Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
C) Quadriceps strengthening exercises
D) Sympathetic blockade
E) Total knee replacement