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A previously healthy 4-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with leg pain and an inability to bear weight on his left side. While jumping on a trampoline with his father at home, he had leaped higher than usual, landed on his feet, and then felt the leg pain. Physical examination was notable for knee swelling and tenderness to palpation on the left side. What is the most likely mechanism of this injury?
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A previously healthy 4-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with leg pain and an inability to bear weight on his left side. While jumping on a trampoline with his father at home, he had leaped higher than usual, landed on his feet, and then felt the leg pain. Physical examination was notable for knee swelling and tenderness to palpation on the left side. What is the most likely mechanism of this injury?
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