Validity study of diagnostic test of the anterior cruciate ligament.

Completed

• Conditions: 10043237; anterior cruciate ligament rupture

• Registration Number: NL-OMON34642
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Visit of outpatient clinic because of tarumatic knee complaints and arthroscopy in the period January 2008 till March 2010.
Minimal age of 18 year.
- free range of motion, no effusion and no knee pain which will influence the physical examination.
-Contralateral knee with a free history.

Exclusion Criteria

-Presence of hydrops/ haemarthros in one of both knees, which will influence the termination of physical examination
-An extension deficit of minimally 10° in one of both knees;
-A maximal flexion of 100° or less in one of both knees;
-A history of fracture of the tibia or femur;
-A anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction;
-Knee pain of one of both knees which will influence the termination of physical examination
-A not traumatic rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament rupture

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios and predictive values of a positive<br /><br>and negative test result are calculated for the following clinical tests: The<br /><br>Lachman test, the pivot shift and the anterior drawer. All subjects already<br /><br>underwent arthroscopic surgery which obtains the reference test.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary this study assessed the intertester reliability and the value of the<br /><br>medical history in the diagnostic process. </p><br>