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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2009

While playing volleyball a sportsman jumped and then landed across the external edge of his foot. This caused acute pain in the talocrural articulation, active movements became limited, passive movements remained unlimited but painful. In the region of the external ankle a swelling appeared, the skin turned red and became warmer to the touch. What type of peripheral circulation disorder has developed in this case?

Answer options

  1. Thrombosis
  2. Venous hyperaemia
  3. Arterial hyperaemia
  4. Embolism
  5. Stasis
Correct answer

Arterial hyperaemia

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