Knee Tests Flashcards
patient lies supine with legs straight. doctor stabilizes the medial ankle and pushes lateral to medial at the knee
abduction (valgus) stress test
which ligament is being tested with the abduction (valgus) stress test
MCL
patient lies supine with legs straight. doctor stabilizes the lateral ankle and pushes medial to lateral at the knee
adduction (varus) stress test
which ligament is being tested with adduction (varus) stress test
LCL
patient lies prone with knees flexed at 90 degrees and doctor grasps the foot, pushes down and then medially and laterally rotates the foot
apley’s compression test
patient lies supine with the leg straight. the doctor pushes down on the patella and moves it lateral and medial, palpating for motion
patella ballottement test
positive patella ballottement test
- patella is slow to return to resting position
- there is increased patella movement
- patella feels “spongy”
a positive ballottement test indicates
retropatellar effusion or intra-articular knee swelling
patient lies supine. doctor lifts the leg and bends the knee to 20 degrees. the doctor then allows the knee to drop into full extension
bounce home test
positive bounce home test
knee pain or inability to fully extend the knee
what could a positive bounce home test indicate
meniscal tear
the patient lies supine and the doctor applies S-I pressure on the top of the patella. the patient then contracts the quadeiceps
clarke’s sign
positive clarke’s sign
retroatellar pain
a positive clarke’s sign indicates
chondromalacia patella or degeneration of the patellofemoral joint
patient lies supine with hip and knee flexed to 90 degrees. doctors rotates the tibia internally with valgus stress while extending the leg. procedure is repeated with external rotation and varus stress.
McMurray sign