An evaluation of the clinical tests and outcome measures used to assess patellar instability

Knee

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 255-262

  Smith, Toby O ^a   Davies, Leigh ^a   O'Driscoll, Marie Luce ^b   Donell, Simon T ^b  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Knee; Outcome measure; Patellar instability; Physical examination; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

APPREHENSION TEST; BASSETT SIGN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FULKERSON KNEE INSTABILITY SCALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAVITY SUBLUXATION TEST; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KUJALA ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN SCALE; LYSHOLM KNEE SCORING SCALE; MODIFIED KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE KNEE LIGAMENT STANDARD EVALUATION FORM; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT INJURY AND ARTHRITIS SURVEY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATELLA; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q ANGLE TEST; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT FORM 36; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEGNER ACTIVITY LEVEL SCALE; TIBIA TUBERCLE FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCHLEAR GROOVE VALUE TEST; VALIDITY;

HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 45849111386     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2008.02.001     Document Type: Review

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