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Lachman test Sports medicine A clinical maneuver used to determine the effects of anterior shear loads applied to the knee at 30º flexion; the LT is preferred to the anterior drawer test for evaluating the integrity of the anterior
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He saw an orthopedic surgeon who performed a physical examination that yielded a score of 2+ on the Lachman test (indicating greater than 9 mm of excessive anterior tibial translation on the femur (1(p701))) and a negative result on a pivot shift test (indicating no rotational subluxation of the tibia on the femur (1(707-709))). Intratester and intertester reliability for judgments based on the Lachman test performed by physical therapists has been shown to be limited (intratester reliability Kappa=. The Lachman test demonstrated very good diagnostic accuracy for ACL integrity; however, the test was performed with the subjects under anesthesia. |
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