Sonographic evaluation of the degree of medial meniscal extrusion during Thessaly test in healthy knees

ConclusionOur study ’s novel findings showed various degrees of physiological extrusion of the medial meniscus in asymptomatic knees during the loading phases involved in the Thessaly test. Physiological MME does exist and should not be defaulted to pathologic meniscus as previously described. Agreement parameters su ggest that measurement of meniscal extrusion during the Thessaly test is reproducible between different examiners.
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research