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Jaylen Dawson
Lower Evaluation
April 11, 2017
Article Review #2
When testing for anterolateral instability there are many tests that can be used to ensure the structures involved have truly suffered from an injury. Within the area, the ACL is a structure that is often torn or sprained. There are also various test that for the severity of the specific injury. The pivot shift test is performed to test both the integrity of the anterolateral instability and ACL deficient knees. The pivot shift test is performed by having the patient lay in a supine position with the hip flexed to 30 degrees. The examiner keeps the tibia in internal rotation with a valgus force on the knee while slowly flexed. A positive test is indicated when the tibia reduces on the femur during 30 to 40 degrees of passive range of motion. This study attempts to compare tibial acceleration before and …show more content…
Before reading this article, I had no idea of the amount of time, effort and number of people involved in a single research study. I also learned that there are many similar research studies but many are done to test a specific hypothesis. From this article, I believe that the pivot shift test is a test that can be used in clinical practice with confidence to test for anterolateral instability and ACL injuries. Although this study was done over one year and with patients who were under anesthesia, I think that this research study proved its validity. In the clinical setting, the pivot shift test will ultimately help to diagnose patients with ACL injuries and to track their progress during
Jaylen Dawson
Lower Evaluation
April 11, 2017
Article Review #2
When testing for anterolateral instability there are many tests that can be used to ensure the structures involved have truly suffered from an injury. Within the area, the ACL is a structure that is often torn or sprained. There are also various test that for the severity of the specific injury. The pivot shift test is performed to test both the integrity of the anterolateral instability and ACL deficient knees. The pivot shift test is performed by having the patient lay in a supine position with the hip flexed to 30 degrees. The examiner keeps the tibia in internal rotation with a valgus force on the knee while slowly flexed. A positive test is indicated when the tibia reduces on the femur during 30 to 40 degrees of passive range of motion. This study attempts to compare tibial acceleration before and …show more content…
Before reading this article, I had no idea of the amount of time, effort and number of people involved in a single research study. I also learned that there are many similar research studies but many are done to test a specific hypothesis. From this article, I believe that the pivot shift test is a test that can be used in clinical practice with confidence to test for anterolateral instability and ACL injuries. Although this study was done over one year and with patients who were under anesthesia, I think that this research study proved its validity. In the clinical setting, the pivot shift test will ultimately help to diagnose patients with ACL injuries and to track their progress during