Accuracy and reliability of anterior cruciate ligament clinical examination in a multidisciplinary sports medicine setting

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-85

  Peeler, J ^a   Leiter, J ^b   MacDonald, P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Pan Am Clinic   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior drawer test; Lachman test; Pivot shift test

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; APTITUDE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPORTS MEDICINE; SURGEON; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949384030     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181ceca45     Document Type: Article

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