A recent examination of the Lachman test for diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament deficiency was recorded in an article published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
The researchers collected results from a survey administered to 33 ACL surgeons testing the procedures of Lachman and pivot-shift tests. They also conducted a knee kinematics comparison for Lachman and pivot-shift tests on unilateral ACL-injured patients with the knee kinematics recorded by an electromagnetic system.
As a result of the tests, the researchers concluded that the Lachman test shows a wide variation of actual movement while the pivot shift test could be measurable by tibial translation and acceleration beyond their procedural variation, according to the report.
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As a result of the tests, the researchers concluded that the Lachman test shows a wide variation of actual movement while the pivot shift test could be measurable by tibial translation and acceleration beyond their procedural variation, according to the report.
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