Validity of the McMurray's test and modified versions of the test: A systematic literature review

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-35

  Hing, Wayne ^a   White, Steve ^a   Reid, Duncan ^a   Marshall, Rob ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Knee; McMurray's; Meniscal; Reliability; Sensitivity; Specificity; Testing; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MCMURRAY TEST; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 63649155936     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698109790818250     Document Type: Article

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