Journal article
Diagnostic accuracy of physical examination for anterior knee instability: a systematic review
Abstract
PURPOSE: Determining diagnostic accuracy of Lachman, pivot shift and anterior drawer tests versus gold standard diagnosis (magnetic resonance imaging or arthroscopy) for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insufficiency cases. Secondarily, evaluating effects of: chronicity, partial rupture, awake versus anaesthetized evaluation.
METHODS: Searching MEDLINE, EMBASE and PubMed identified studies on diagnostic accuracy for ACL insufficiency. Studies …
Authors
Leblanc M; Kowalczuk M; Andruszkiewicz N; Simunovic N; Farrokhyar F; Turnbull TL; Debski RE; Ayeni OR
Journal
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Vol. 23, No. 10, pp. 2805–2813
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2015
DOI
10.1007/s00167-015-3563-2
ISSN
0942-2056