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Diagnostic accuracy of physical examination tests for suspected acute anterior cruciate ligament injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Diagnostic accuracy of physical examination tests for suspected acute anterior cruciate ligament injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Diagnostic accuracy of physical examination tests for suspected acute anterior cruciate ligament injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Unknown
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000044766
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-07-06
Start date
2021-04-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anterior cruciate ligament injury

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kanagawa University of Human Services
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) original articles in English or Japanese (2) single-gate studies, such as prospective cohort and cross-sectional studies in acute settings (3) reported findings that enabled the calculation of the number of true-positive (TP), true-negative (TN), false-positive (FP), and false-negative (FN) values (4) reported data of adolescents and young adults (5) reported findings of partial or complete ACL injury (6) evaluated MRI and/or arthroscopy as the reference standard.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) participants who had undergone surgery in knee joints affected by ACL injury (2) participants with other associated diseases such as osteoarthritis and meniscus injury (3) diagnosis determined using questionnaires (4) diagnosis determined using devices (5) laxity.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The diagnostic test accuracy of Lachman, anterior drawer, pivot-shift, and Lever sign tests.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShigeharu Tanaka

Kanagawa University of Human Services Department of Rehabilitation

tanaka-d4k@kuhs.ac.jp046-828-2792

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026