Emergency department for minor knee injury

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A 78-year-old patient who is using a friend's spare cane comes into the emergency department for a minor knee injury. If the handgrip of the cane is level with the patient's greater trochanter and ulnar side of the wrist, what is the most appropriate intervention? Group of answer choices Let the patient continue using the same cane because it is already correctly fitted. Refit the patient for a cane whose handgrip is level with the fingertips when the patient's arm is fully extended downward. Refit the patient for a cane whose handgrip is level with the patient's belt buckle. Refit the patient for a cane whose handgrip is level with the distal femur ridge.

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