MSK & orthopaedics · Examination

Limp and groin pain

Easy

8 min station · 2 min reading · Notre Dame Year 1

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2 min reading · 8 min station · reminders at 1 min

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the orthopaedic outpatient clinic at Geraldton Hospital. Your next patient is Leonard Jacobs, 71, a retired railway worker, presenting with two years of difficulty walking and pain in his right groin.

  1. Perform a full examination

  • You do not need to take a history, give a diagnosis or summarise your findings
  • Describe your examination as you go; findings will be given on request
  • The examiner will ask you questions at the end.
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