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A Fracture of the Tibial Plateau1
A twenty-three-year-old woman who had jumped off a gate and landed on the left foot with the knee flexed presented with pain and swelling in the left knee and an inability to bear weight on that side. Physical examination revealed a large effusion in the left knee with soft-tissue swelling. The compartments of the leg were soft, and the neurovascular status was intact.
Plain radiographs were taken.
 
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What is the diagnosis? What further imaging studies would you obtain?



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