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Clinical Framing
Knee pain is among the top 10 outpatient musculoskeletal complaints NPs manage.
FNP
FNP
Knee pain is among the top 10 outpatient musculoskeletal complaints NPs manage. The central challenge is separating benign, self-limited structural injuries from inflammatory arthropathies and referred pain, which require distinct management pathways. Missing septic arthritis or an acute ligamentous tear requiring surgical consultation is a high-stakes error in primary care.
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