Reliability and Diagnostic Accuracy of an Alternate Lachman's Test Performed in a Prone Position

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01301014

Enrollment

Registered

2011-02-23

Start date

2010-09-30

Completion date

2010-12-31

Last updated

2016-05-17

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Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Stability

Keywords

accuracy, anterior cruciate ligament, diagnostic value, examination, knee, Lachman test, sensitivity, specificity

Brief summary

This study is investigating the reliability and diagnostic accuracy of a Lachman's test conducted in a prone position to detect the presence of a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

15 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* current knee pain complaint in subjects between 15 and 60 years old

Exclusion criteria

* the inability to assume the prone testing position * evidence of a fracture by application of the Ottawa Fracture rule * previous knee joint arthroplasty * suspicion of posterior cruciate involvement * knee surgery in the previous six months * presence of serious underlying non-mechanical pathology * systemic illness

Countries

United States

Outcome results