All patients presented with chronic (>3 weeks), post-trauma instability and pain in the affected knee. An ACL tear on noncontrast knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and physical examination ...

Knee ligament tests involve a healthcare provider manually putting pressure on the four major ligaments of the knee to help determine if knee pain could be due to sprain or tear. Such tests include ...

A posterior drawer test is used to test joint stability. While part of a normal knee exam, it's also the best test to assess suspected PCL tears.

She had excellent secondary stability of her knee with a grade 2B Lachman, posterior drawer (+1) and a knee that was stable to varus and valgus stress at 0° and 30° flexion.

There was increased laxity to both the anterior and posterior drawer as well as a positive dial test on the left side at 30° and 90°. Radiographs and select MRI slices are shown in Figure 3.

Check for posterior sag by supporting the distal femur with pillows and see whether the tibia is posteriorly displaced. With the patient supine and knee flexed at 90°, push posteriorly on the ...