Healio

Lever test yielded high sensitivity, specificity in diagnosis of ACL injury

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results of this level 2 study showed the lever test resulted in high sensitivity, specificity and overall ...
BMJ

Unilateral tests of lower-limb function as prognostic indicators of future knee-related outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review and meta ...

Objective To investigate the prognostic capacity of individual hop tests, hop test batteries and other unilateral functional performance tests following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Design ...
Healio

Researchers find pivot apprehension test effective in cases with ACL deficiency

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND — Researchers from the United Kingdom have validated and confirmed the reproducibility ...
The New York Times

Why do so many play on after damaging anterior cruciate ligaments? An expert explains

When Gabriel Jesus fell to the grass clutching his knee around 30 minutes into Arsenal’s FA Cup tie against Manchester United this month, it looked like the Brazilian’s night was over. But after the ...
WebMD

What Is an Anterior Drawer Test?

What Is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament? The anterior cruciate ligament is part of the connective tissue inside your knee joint on the front of your knee. The cruciate ligaments cross in an X pattern ...