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McMurray Sign
McMurray Sign A painful click which occurs when the knee is passively rotated internally as it is extended. Suggests a meniscus tear.
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Knee
The complex hinge joint of the upper and lower leg involving the femur, tibia and patella.
Meniscus
Capsular cushion between temporomandibluar joint and glenoid fossa.
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