Clinical examination of partial ruptures of the anterior cruciate ligament: A retrospective case –control study

Anterior drawer test, Lachman test including evaluation of the endpoint, and pivot shift test have been commonly applied clinically in diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury but how they function in the appraisal of partial ACL tears is less known. The aims of this study were to examine the diagnostic values of the commonly used knee function tests on patients in detecting ACL injury including partial injury patterns, to assess each of the test's predictive values on the specific ACL injury pattern, and to assess if using multiple tests collectively for the diagnosis of the injury could improve diagnostic accuracy.

Source: The Knee - November 14, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Daniel Guenther, Caiyan Zhang, Fernando Ferlin, Cara Vernacchia, Volker Musahl, James J. Irrgang, Freddie H. Fu Source Type: research