Knee Special Tests Flashcards
What test can you use for patellofemoral function?
Waldron/ Single Leg Squat Test (crepitus and locking)
What test can you use for medial instability?
Valgus Stress Test
- 20-30 degrees flexion for MCL, PO ligament, and PCL
What test can you use for lateral instability?
Varus Stress Test
- 10-30 degrees flexion for LCL, PL capsule, A-P complex
How do you grade medial/lateral instability during flexion?
Grade I= 1-2mm
Grade II= 3-5 mm
Grade III= 5-10 mm
What test can you use for ACL tear?
Anterior Drawer Test
Lachman’s Test
What test can you use for PCL tear?
Posterior Drawer Posterior Sag (Godfrey) Sign
What test can you use for posterolateral instability?
Modified Posterolateral Drawer (Loomer’s) Test
- PCL, A-P complex, LCL, PL capsule
What test can you use for posteromedial instability?
Posteriomedial displacement with valgus stress test
- PCL, MCL, ACL, PO lig, PM capsule
What test can you use for Rotator instability?
Pivot-Shift Test
- Reduction Test
- Subluxation Test
What test can you use for Meniscal lesions?
McMurrays Test Apleys (pain during distraction rotatrion= sprain) Anderson Mediolateral Grind Test Bounce Home Figure 4 (lateral) Payr Sign (medial)
What test can you use for plical irritation?
Medial plica test
Medial plica shelf test
What tests can you use for patellar tendinitis?
Infrapatellar Test
Suprapatellar Test
What test can you use for patellar chondromalacia?
Zohler’s Sign
Clarke’s Test
What test can you use for lateral patella dislocation?
Fairbank’s Apprehension Test
