Evaluation of the Reliability of the Dial Test for Posterolateral Rotatory Instability: A Cadaveric Study Using an Isotonic Rotation Machine

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 593-598

  Bae, Ji Hoon ^a   Choi, In Chul ^a   Suh, Seung Woo ^a   Lim, Hong Chul ^a   Bae, Tae Soo ^b   Nha, Kyung Wook ^c   Wang, Joon Ho ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Engineering Center   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Dial test; Knee; Posterior cruciate ligament; Posterolateral rotatory instability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAL TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOTONIC ROTATION MACHINE; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPLITEOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; POPLITEUS TENDON; RELIABILITY; ROTATORY INSTABILITY; TENDON; TORQUE;

AGED; CADAVER; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TORQUE;

EID: 42749097682     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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