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dc.creatorKarachalios, T.en
dc.creatorHantes, M.en
dc.creatorZibis, A. H.en
dc.creatorZachos, V.en
dc.creatorKarantanas, A. H.en
dc.creatorMalizos, K. N.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-23T10:32:49Z
dc.date.available2015-11-23T10:32:49Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier10.2106/JBJS.D.02338
dc.identifier.issn219355
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11615/28920
dc.description.abstractBackground: Clinical tests used for the detection of meniscal tears in the knee do not present acceptable diagnostic sensitivity and specificity values. Diagnostic accuracy is improved by arthroscopic evaluation or magnetic resonance imaging studies. The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a new dynamic clinical examination test for the detection of meniscal tears. Methods: Two hundred and thirteen symptomatic patients with knee injuries who were examined clinically, had magnetic resonance imaging studies performed, and underwent arthroscopic surgery and 197 asymptomatic volunteers who were examined clinically and had magnetic resonance imaging studies done of their normal knees were included in this study. For clinical examination, the medial and lateral joint-line tenderness test, the McMurray test, the Apley compression and distraction test, the Thessaly test at 5° of knee flexion, and the Thessaly test at 20° of knee flexion were used. For all clinical tests, the sensitivity, specificity, false-positive, false-negative, and diagnostic accuracy rates were calculated and compared with the arthroscopic and magnetic resonance imaging data for the test subjects and the magnetic resonance imaging data for the control population. Results: The Thessaly test at 20° of knee flexion had a high diagnostic accuracy rate of 94% in the detection of tears of the medial meniscus and 96% in the detection of tears of the lateral meniscus, and it had a low rate of false-positive and false-negative recordings. Other traditional clinical examination tests, with the exception of joint-line tenderness, which presented a diagnostic accuracy rate of 89% in the detection of lateral meniscal tears, showed inferior rates. Conclusions: The Thessaly test at 20° of knee flexion can be used effectively as a first-line clinical screening test for meniscal tears, reducing the need for and the cost of modern magnetic resonance imaging methods. Level of Evidence: Diagnostic Level I. See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence. Copyright © 2005 by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated.en
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dc.subjectadulten
dc.subjectarticleen
dc.subjectclinical examinationen
dc.subjectcontrolled studyen
dc.subjectdiagnostic accuracyen
dc.subjectdiagnostic testen
dc.subjectfemaleen
dc.subjecthumanen
dc.subjectknee arthroscopyen
dc.subjectknee functionen
dc.subjectknee injuryen
dc.subjectknee meniscus ruptureen
dc.subjectlaboratory diagnosisen
dc.subjectmajor clinical studyen
dc.subjectmaleen
dc.subjectnuclear magnetic resonance imagingen
dc.subjectpriority journalen
dc.subjectsensitivity and specificityen
dc.subjectthessaly testen
dc.subjectAdolescenten
dc.subjectBiomechanicsen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectKnee Injuriesen
dc.subjectKnee Jointen
dc.subjectMagnetic Resonance Imagingen
dc.subjectMenisci, Tibialen
dc.subjectMiddle Ageden
dc.subjectPhysical Examinationen
dc.subjectProspective Studiesen
dc.titleDiagnostic accuracy of a new clinical test (The Thessaly test) for early detection of meniscal tearsen
dc.typejournalArticleen


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