Accuracy of physical diagnostic tests for assessing ruptures of the anterior cruciate ligament: A meta-analysis

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 689-694

  Scholten, Rob J P M ^a   Opstelten, Wim ^b   Van Der Plas, Cees G ^e   Bijl, Dick ^c   Devillé, Walter L J M ^d   Bouter, Lex M ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ANTERIOR DRAWER TEST; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTHROTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACHMAN TEST; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PIVOT SHIFT TEST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; STANDARD; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RUPTURE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RUPTURE;

EID: 0141429902     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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