CASE STUDY #6 – KNEE INJURY

The thermogram of this patient’s knees demonstrate an obvious hyperthermic (hot) left knee. The patient had sustained an injury to the knee while skiing. She had been treated for a sprain with some relief, but the pain had not resolved long after the injury. The patient had just received an orthopedic follow-up exam with no change in her diagnosis. Since the thermogram showed a significant amount of residual inflammation, the patient was sent for an MRI. The MRI showed that the patient had a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament.