Clinical diagnosis of partial or complete anterior cruciate ligament tears using patients' history elements and physical examination tests.

OBJECTIVE:To assess the diagnostic validity of clusters combining history elements and physical examination tests to diagnose partial or complete anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. DESIGN:Prospective diagnostic study. SETTINGS:Orthopaedic clinics (n = 2), family medicine clinics (n = 2) and com...

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Main Authors: Simon Décary, Michel Fallaha, Sylvain Belzile, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Debbie Feldman, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Pascal-André Vendittoli, François Desmeules
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5997333?pdf=render