Execution:
- The patient lies in supine position with the knee to be tested flexed to 135°-140°
- The examiner fixates the patient’s knee position by gently sitting on the patient’s foot
- The examiner then pulls the tibia anteriorly in an aggressive manner
Positive Outcome: The examiner feels a jump as the torn posterior horn of the meniscus is displaced anteriorly to the tibiofemoral point of contact. The jump is rarely audible or visible and does not have to be painful
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Study |
Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Shrier et al. (2010) | NA | 71 | 39 | 1.16 |
0.75 |
| Comment: Laxity associated with an ACL or PCL tear is not considered a positive test and this test can also be positive in case of loose bodies or a congenital discoid meniscus | |||||
