Examination of the knee for MRCS OSCE

This article is intended as a guide to help improve and perfect your knee examination technique for the MRCS examination. The knee is a joint frequently assessed in the MRCS OSCE, due to the presence of reliable clinical signs in the chronic patient, who can easily attend for repeated examinations. The article will guide the reader through important aspects of the history and physical examination and how these can inform the clinical reasoning process and subsequent diagnosis and management.