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A 17-Year-Old Girl Was Dealing Drugs on a Street Corner

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A 17-year-old girl was dealing drugs on a street corner when she became involved in a fight. During the brawl she received a deep knife wound to the front of her right thigh. After a thorough examination in the emergency department of the local hospital, it was determined that the knife point had severed the trunk of the right femoral nerve just below the inguinal ligament.
-This patient had the following signs and symptoms except which?


A) The right quadriceps femoris muscle failed to contract when the patient was asked to extend her right knee joint.
B) Skin sensation was lost over the anterior and medial sides of the thigh.
C) Skin sensation was lost along the medial border of the big toe.
D) Skin sensation was lost on the lower part of the leg and the medial border of the foot as far as the ball of the big toe.
E) Weak extension of the knee was possible when walking because of the use of the adductor muscles.

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