" "anterior cruciate ligament rupture"
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Visit of outpatient clinic because of tarumatic knee complaints and arthroscopy in the period January 2008 till March 2010. Minimal age of 18 year. - free range of motion, no effusion and no knee pain which will influence the physical examination. -Contralateral knee with a free history.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Presence of hydrops/ haemarthros in one of both knees, which will influence the termination of physical examination -An extension deficit of minimally 10° in one of both knees; -A maximal flexion of 100° or less in one of both knees; -A history of fracture of the tibia or femur; -A anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; -Knee pain of one of both knees which will influence the termination of physical examination -A not traumatic rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament rupture
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios and predictive values of a positive and negative test result are calculated for the following clinical tests: The Lachman test, the pivot shift and the anterior drawer. All subjects already underwent arthroscopic surgery which obtains the reference test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary this study assessed the intertester reliability and the value of the medical history in the diagnostic process. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed