Current Concepts Review
- 24 January 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Vol. 36 (3), 577-594
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546507312641
Abstract
A careful history and physical examination are the cornerstones of orthopaedic sports medicine. When evaluating a patient for ligamentous instability of the knee joint, an understanding of the contribution of anatomic structures to stability enhances a practitioner's ability to achieve an accurate clinical diagnosis. This article reviews the various types of knee instability and the associated anatomic structures. Ultimately, information must be obtained from multiple tests to reach the final diagnosis. We describe in detail the pathologic and biomechanical basis of the tests for both tibiofemoral and patellofemoral instability of the knee joint and provide recommendations for performance and interpretation of these physical examinations.This publication has 109 references indexed in Scilit:
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