Evaluation of the reproducibility of the KT-1000 arthrometer

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 120-125

  Sernert, Ninni ^a   Kartus, J ^a   Kohler K ^a   Ejerhed, L ^a   Karlsson, J ^b  

^a UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament rupture; Anterior knee laxity; KT 1000 arthrometer; Measurement; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUPTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUPTURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035316359     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2001.011002120.x     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Anderson AF, Lipscomb AB. Preoperative instrumented testing of anterior and posterior knee laxity. Am J Sports Med 1989: 17: 387-392.
2. Anderson AF, Snyder RB, Federspiel CF, Lipscomb AB. Instrumented evaluation of knee laxity: a comparison of five arthrometers. Am J Sports Med 1992: 20: 135-140.
3. Bach BR, Jr., Warren RF, Flynn WM, Kroll M, Wickiewiecz TL. Arthrometric evaluation of knees that have a torn anterior cruciate ligament. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1990: 72: 1299-1306.
4. Ballantyne BT, French AK, Heimsoth SL. Kachingwe AF, Lee JB, Soderberg GL. Influence of examiner experience and gender on interrater reliability of KT-1000 arthrometer measurements. Phys Ther 1995: 75: 898-906.
5. Daniel DM, Stone ML, Sachs R, Malcom L. Instrumented measurement of anterior knee laxity in patients with acute anterior cruciate ligament disruption. Am J Sports Med 1985: 13: 401-407.
6. Forster IW, Warren-Smith CD, Tew M. Is the KT1000 knee ligament arthrometer reliable? J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1989: 71: 843-847.
7. Graham GP, Johnson S, Dent CM, Fairclough JA. Comparison of clinical tests and the KT1000 in the diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Br J Sports Med 1991: 25: 96-97.
8. Hanten WR, Pace MB. Reliability of measuring anterior laxity of the knee joint using a knee ligament arthrometer. Phys Ther 1987: 67: 357-359.
9. Harter RA, Osternig LR, Singer KM. Instrumented Lachman tests for the evaluation of anterior laxity after reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1989: 71: 975-983.
10. Highgenboten CL, Jackson AW, Jansson KA, Meske NB. KT-1000 arthrometer: conscious and unconscious test results using 15, 20, and 30 pounds of force. Am J Sports Med 1992: 20: 450-454.
11. Malcom LL, Daniel DM, Stone ML, Sachs R. The measurement of anterior knee laxity after ACL reconstructive surgery. Clin Orthop 1985: 196: 35-41.
12. Rangger C, Daniel DM, Stone ML, Kaufman K. Diagnosis of an ACL disruption with KT-1000 arthrometer measurements. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 1993: 1: 60-66.
13. Robnett NJ, Riddle DL, Kues JM. Intertester reliability of measurements obtained with the KT-1000 on patients with reconstructed anterior cruciate ligaments. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1995: 21: 113-119.
14. Sherman OH, Markolf KL, Ferkel RD. Measurements of anterior laxity in normal and anterior cruciate absent knees with two instrumented test devices. Clin Orthop 1987: 215: 156-161.
15. Stäubli HU, Jakob RP. Anterior knee motion analysis. Measurement and simultaneous radiography. Am J Sports Med 1991: 19: 172-177.
16. Steiner ME, Brown C, Zarins B, Brownstein B, Koval PS, Stone P. Measurement of anterior-posterior displacement of the knee. A comparison of the results with instrumented devices and with clinical examination. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1990: 72: 1307-1315.
17. Strand T, Solheim E. Clinical tests versus KT-1000 instrumented laxity test in acute anterior cruciate ligament tears. Int J Sports Med 1995: 16: 51-53.
18. Wroble RR, Van Ginkel LA, Grood ES, Noyes FR, Shaffer BL. Repeatability of the KT-1000 arthrometer in a normal population. Am J Sports Med 1990: 18: 396-399.