Knee injury with inability to extend (extensor mechanism)

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Teaching point

After a football knee injury, continued play then delayed swelling with inability to extend the knee suggests patellar fracture or extensor mechanism rupture rather than ACL (immediate pop and rapid swelling, can still extend).

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