Arthrometric evaluation of knees that have a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

摘要: We used the KT-1000 arthrometer to test knees of 107 patients who had an acute tear anterior cruciate ligament, 153 a chronic tear, and 141 control subjects, for total 401 individuals. The three testing parameters were extent translation at eighty-nine newtons force maximum manual force, compliance index. differences between involved uninvolved calculated. At newtons, all but one subjects ten millimeters or less, compared with 58 per cent tear. two 20 Analysis variance showed that clinical diagnosis correlated well results tests (p less than 0.001). However, when uninjured significant noted 0.001 0.006). In there was no relationship time from injury operation translation. arthrometric strongest discriminant; it differentiated normal abnormal 0.001) high sensitivity (92 cent), specificity (95 positive predictive accuracy; cut-off point eleven less.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)