The reliability of physical examination tests for the diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament rupture - A systematic review

Manual Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 402-411

  Lange, Toni ^a   Freiberg, Alice ^b   Dröge, Patrik ^b   Lützner, Jörg ^a   Schmitt, Jochen ^a,b   Kopkow, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Lachman test; Reliability; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ANTERIOR DRAWER TEST; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LACHMAN TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PIVOT SHIFT TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONE LACHMAN TEST; QUALITY APPRAISAL OF RELIABILITY STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; INJURY SCALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84928819844     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2014.11.003     Document Type: Review

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