Execution:
- Patient is in supine lying position with the hip in 45° and the knee in 90° of flexion. The examiner may fixate this position by sitting on the patient’s forefoot
- The examiner then palpates the joint line with his thumbs while grabbing on to the tibia from anteriorly
- The examiner then translates the tibia posteriorly in an explosive movement
Positive Outcome: Soft or mushy end-feel or increased posterior translation on the tested knee compared to the other knee
| Study |
Reliability |
Sn | Sp | LR+ |
LR- |
| Rubinstein et al. (1994) |
NA |
89 | 98 | 50.11 |
0.11 |
