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Spec. Tests knee
Term | Definition |
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Collateral ligament instability tests (MCL, LCL) | Identifies ligament laxity or restriction |
Lachman's stress test | Indicates integrity of anterior cruciate ligament |
Pivot shift | Indicates integrity of anterior cruciate ligament |
Posterior sag test | Indicates integrity of posterior cruciate ligament |
Posterior drawer test | Indicates integrity of posterior cruciate ligament |
McMurray's test | Identifies meniscal tears |
Apley test | Helps to differentiate between meniscal tears and ligamentous lesions |
Clarke's sign | Indicates patellofemoral dysfunction |
Fluctuation test | Indicates knee joint effusion |
Q-angle measurement | Measurement of angle between the quadriceps muscle and the patellar tendon |
Noble compression test | Identifies if distal iliotibial band friction syndrome is present |