Read the progress note and answer the questions listed below.
Mrs. Parker is here today for follow-up for degenerative joint disease of both knees and ankles. She arrived ambulatory with the
assistance of a cane, walking slowly. On exam of the knees, there is marked crepitus that is palpable with pressure. The right knee is
stable when stressed in an 1.___________________. On examination of the right ankle, there is some mild tenderness on palpation above of
the lateral malleolus. The right ankle moves from 0 degrees of doriflexion to 25 degrees of plantar flexion. From the
joint line at the knee to the malleolus at the ankle. There is pigment change mainly on the 3.______
aspect of the mid-tibial area.
aspect of the right lower leg. There is a slight bony deformity over the 5.
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Identify the correct medical term associated with each description to complete the case study above.
1. pertaining to the front and to the back
2. pertaining to the side
3. pertaining to the back
4. pertaining to the middle
5. pertaining to the front