[Clinical examination of the knee--which tests can be used in the diagnosis of meniscal and ligament injuries? ].
The clinical diagnosis of possible meniscal tear should include more than one of the following positive tests or clinical symptoms: tenderness of either jointline, swelling of the knee; meniscal pain or clicking on rotation with movement or decreased motion of the knee joint. The diagnosis of ligament injuries should include testing of each ligament by a battery of tests and we describe the best validated of these tests for each ligament.
H:S Hvidovre Hospital, ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling. henrikhusted@dadlnet.dk
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D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009068:Movement; D012399:Rotation; D012421:Rupture; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries