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Consent ✅ Runner Lateral knee pain longer runs & with multi-direction movements in football MRI - marked ITB inflammation - but zero response from diagnsotic injection after extensive rehabilitation Re-assessment today on POCUS shows popliteus tendinopathy evaluating the lateral joint line & hiatus Pain on resisted knee flexion from...

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Consent ✅ The thing I enjoy most in my job is collaboration with expert physiotherapists on complex cases, especially in elite sportsmen & women It’s a symbiotic relationship – there is mutual learning & professional growth - and the patient gets the best of both worlds I had the privilege of assessing a professional ballet dancer who flew in from Budapest alongside the amazing Liz Bayley recently I thought I’d summarise our joint knee assessment for those interested (get a cup of tea! 😆) 2 months ago, sharp pain in the medial knee after sitting with legs crossed for 30 minutes ‘Instability’ during Swan Lake rehearsals, with pinching pain and fear of knee buckling – had one fall on stage during a performance One episode woke up one morning with local swelling, ‘pressure’ in the joint, and diffuse anteromedial knee pain - unable to walk or fully extend / flex the knee Currently experiencing sensation of pain, ‘swelling’ & fullness, particularly anteromedial patella - burning, prickly sensation Warms up with activity – latent post exercise pain Aggs - Grand plie in first position, squatting, bridges with hip adduction, transferring weight in turned-out position, down stairs Reviewed MRI in Hungary – Normal menisci, Hoffa's fat pad & articular cartilage – but report missed adductor magnus distal tendinopathy! (see sagittal image) – always check the images yourself Exam- Hip joint & lumbar spine clear Full squat sore especially with R leg bias Tender medial aspect of the knee, particularly in the region of the pes anserinus Fat pad compression test negative Mild awareness PFJ compression Knee flexion pain at end range but other meniscal tests negative Adductor loading / stretch tests (including adductor magnus bias) negative Prone knee bend neural tension test with saphenous nerve bias – minimally provocative DDs: · Patellofemoral pain – ‘common things are common’ · Pes anserine bursitis with associated infrapatella branch of saphenous nerve irritation? · Distal adductor magnus tendinopathy with associated saphenous nerve irritation? (AM forms floor of Hunter’s canal) POCUS in clinic – Great for tracing saphenous nerve & distal branches reliably; no nerve pathology seen or pain reproduction on systematic Tinel’s test using probe. Adductor magnus tendinopathy confirmed – but on further review of MRI, the inflamed adductor magnus tendon seems some distance from saphenous nerve (see axial image), so symptoms less convincing related to secondary nerve irritation However, pes anserine fluid noted vs contralateral side & correlates with her typical pain US guided local anaesthetic injection (video) significantly improves symptoms on comprehensive testing in gym & pilates studio P - Liz Bayley refined a Ballet specific rehabilitation plan now we have more diagnostic confidence - so cool watching her piece this together! Observe how symptoms respond over 6-8 weeks If no improvement, consider definitive injections to pes & / or PFJ – but need to exercise caution especially around tendons that are placed under huge athletic demand

James Noake

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