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  1. Confirming the diagnosis of a torn ACL

    ... Disruption (break) or 'avulsion' (pulling off) of the anterior cruciate ligament is diagnosed from the 'history', the 'examination' ... ligament laxity is likely to include - Anterior drawer test With the patient in the position above, the surgeon pulls the ...

    - Apr 27 2017 - 11:15am

  2. Confirming the diagnosis of a torn PCL

    ...   Examination Examination for anterior cruciate ligament laxity are likely to include - Posterior drawer test With the patient in the position above, the surgeon pulls the ...

    - Apr 20 2017 - 12:02am

  3. Dr Frank R Noyes

    Degrees:  MD ...

    - May 15 2017 - 9:57am

  4. Examining the acutely injured swollen knee

    ... primarily interested in are the two cruciate ligaments ( anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments) and the two collateral ... the posterior cruciate ligament. We grade that ‘posterior drawer’ according to how far back you can actually push the tibia - If you ...

    - Apr 27 2017 - 4:34pm

  5. Clinical assessment of ACL tears

    ... ) is done with the knee bent at 90° and is called the 'Drawer test'. There is another test which is very reliable for ... ACL. The machine gives an objective measure of how much anterior tibial translation the ACL allows, again comparing with the ...

    - Apr 28 2017 - 6:18pm

  6. 2004 - The posterolateral corner of the knee. Anatomy, biomechanics and management of injuries.

    ... a posterior cruciate ligament tear. Anterior translation - Anterior translation is also tested, where the tibia ... outwards compared to the good leg. postero-lateral drawer test - With the patient on their back, the hips are flexed to 45 ...

    - Mar 10 2017 - 10:13pm

  7. 2006 - Posterolateral Reconstruction Techniques. Techniques in Knee Surgery

    ... Wrisberg Associated injuries often include - anterior cruciate ligament posterior cruciate ligament medial ... rotation at 30 degrees flexion - an increase in the drawer test of 1-2 grades at 90 degrees flexion compared to the good side. ...

    - Mar 10 2017 - 9:46pm

  8. Dr Allen F Anderson

    Degrees:  MD Dr Allen Anderson is a specialist in sports medicine, with a keen interest in knee injury and knee ligament reconstruction . He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery...

    - Nov 15 2016 - 7:34pm

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