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Pheo, Son, and Hwang: Clinical Diagnosis of Acute ACL Injury of Knee Joint
Original Article

Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 2000; 35(6): 921-926.

Published online: 31 December 2000

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2000.35.6.921

Clinical Diagnosis of Acute ACL Injury of Knee Joint

Mun Sik Pheo, Myung Hwan Son, Byung Yun Hwang

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan City Medical Center, Pusan, Korea.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonju, Korea.

Copyright © by The Korean Orthopaedic Association

Abstract

PURPOSE

To report and assess the clinical symptoms and signs, which are the most reliable for diagnosis of acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

We analyzed 79 patients who were confirmed to have an ACL rupture by arthroscopy from January 1995 to December 1999. The T-test was used for statistical analysis.

RESULTS

There is no statistical difference of frequency of the clinical symptoms and signs of the ACL ruptures. The most frequent clinical symptom is pain, and sign is hemarthrosis. The Lachman test is the most sensitive test of acute ACL rupture in our cases.

CONCLUSION

To increase the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of ACL injury, repeated and accurate history taking and physical examination including above symptoms and signs are important.

Keywords: Knee, acute ACL rupture, Diagnosis, Clinical symptoms and signs

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