I'm trying to find some test to asses knee stability different to Star Excursion Balance Test. I'm interested in any test which can be proved with athletes who have been undergone to a ACL operation and can be performed at field.
Thanks so much
Hi Olga
I think cross over hop test is the best choice (depending on our experiences).
regard
Hi Olga,
There are several physical exam maneuvers that may be indicative of knee instability. Some of the more common tests and the pathologies they test for are as follows:
Lachman, anterior drawer and pivot-shift tests: anterior cruciate ligament tear
Knee valgus and varus stressing: medial and lateral (respectively) collateral ligament tears
Posterior drawer test: posterior cruciate ligment tear
For meniscal injury:
McMurray's test
Hi Olga,
The following papers maybe help you to find a test of knee stability.
Cinar-Medeni, O., Baltaci, G., Bayramlar, K., & Yanmis, I. (2015). Core stability, knee muscle strength, and anterior translation are correlated with postural stability in anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed patients. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists, 94(4), 280–7. http://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000000177
Fitzgerald, G. K., Lephart, S. M., Hwang, J. H., & Wainner, R. S. (2001). Hop tests as predictors of dynamic knee stability. The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 31(10), 588–97. http://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2001.31.10.588
Griffith, C. J., LaPrade, R. F., Johansen, S., Armitage, B., Wijdicks, C., & Engebretsen, L. (2009). Medial knee injury: Part 1, static function of the individual components of the main medial knee structures. Am J Sports Med, 37(9), 1762–1770. http://doi.org/10.1177/0363546509333852
Logerstedt, D. S., Snyder-Mackler, L., Ritter, R. C., Axe, M. J., & Godges, J. J. (2010). Knee stability and movement coordination impairments: knee ligament sprain. The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 40(4), A1–A37. http://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2010.0303
Regards,
Abdel-Rahman
Hi Olga,
You should first af all consult the classical work of Hans Debrunner & Wolfgang Hepp
Orthopaedisches Diagnosticum, Georg Thieme, Stuttgart-New York, 1994, 6th Edition, pp. 177-189
Regards,
Panayot Tanchev
A reference text that helps us to make a differential diagnosis with clinical trials is:
Pruebas clínicas para patología ósea, articular y muscular : exploraciones, signos y síntomas / Klaus Buckup, Johannes Buckup ; con la colaboración de Hans S. Pässler
Amsterdam, Barcelona, etc. : Masson, 2007
Edición 5ª ed., rev. y ampl.
ISBN 978-84-21-1458-25
Hi Olga,
Matthias Keller an Oliver Schmidtlein from OS Institut in Munich, Germany, invented a return-to-activity algorithm which focus on four levels of activities both in sports and daily life. The included tests (Y-Balance-Test, Front-Hop-Test, Side-Hop-Test and Square Hop Test) are perfect to use for team sports - also at field. You get more detailed information at their homepage http://www.osinstitut.de/forschung/publikationen. If you need help translating the papers please let me know
Regards
Daniela Oestreich
Thanks so much everybody! I mean I was looking with kinetic tests to assess athletes knee stability (SEBT, Y teste, etc.)
So grateful
Regards