An emergency department nurse is assessing a 17-year-old soccer player who presented with a knee injury. The patient's description of the injury indicates that his knee was struck medially while his foot was on the ground
The nurse knows that the patient likely has experienced what injury?
A) Lateral collateral ligament injury
B) Medial collateral ligament injury
C) Anterior cruciate ligament injury
D) Posterior cruciate ligament injury
Ans: A
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When the knee is struck medially, damage may occur to the lateral collateral ligament. If the knee is struck laterally, damage may occur to the medial collateral ligament. The ACL and PCL are not typically injured in this way.
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