A 30-year-old man presents with a painful swollen right knee after a twisting injury while playing football. X-ray is normal. Examination shows joint ...

Question

A 30-year-old man presents with a painful swollen right knee after a twisting injury while playing football. X-ray is normal. Examination shows joint effusion but stable ligaments and full range of motion limited by pain. According to musculoskeletal injury guidance, what is the most appropriate initial management?

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Rest, ice, compression, elevation (RICE) and simple analgesia with gradual mobilisation

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Immediate arthroscopic surgery

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Immobilise in a full plaster cast for 6 weeks

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High-dose systemic corticosteroids

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Immediate MRI for all such injuries

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Acute soft tissue knee injury