Evaluation of cruciate ligament injuries. A review.
A good system for evaluating the degree of impairment, disability, and handicap of the patient with a cruciate ligament injury includes functional score, activity grading, stability testing, and measurements of performance and strength, all of which are relevant to different aspects of knee function. The symptom-related knee score gives a more differentiated picture of the disability than does a binomial rating of symptoms. A way of grading the disability in an objective way is to use a performance test. This test could also be used for monitoring rehabilitation before full activity has been resumed. The activity grading scale is very useful for grading the handicap.
Tegner
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Department of Orthopedics, Central Hospital, Boden, Sweden.
Lysholm
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Odensten
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Gillquist
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D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D009068:Movement; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D010146:Pain