Reliability of the KT1000 arthrometer and the Lachman test in patients with an ACL rupture

Knee

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-110

  Wiertsema, S H ^a   van Hooff, H J A ^b   Migchelsen, L A A ^a   Steultjens, M P M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament deficiency; Arthrometer; Clinical tests; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; LACHMAN TEST; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUPTURE;

EID: 39749155027     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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