Posterior Drawer Test

The posterior drawer test is the most accurate test for pcl injury.
Posterior drawer test. The examiner should be seated on the patient s foot of the involved limb. Kai demonstrates the posterior drawer test to assess for posterior cruciate ligament tears. The posterior drawer test is part of a normal knee exam. Der test ist positiv wenn der fuß sich deutlich gegen das schienbein nach vorne verschieben lässt.
Positive sign ligamentous laxity or rupture with presence of sulcus and pain and or excessive posterior translation of the talus. Patient supine with knee bent 90. The drawer test is used in the initial clinical assessment of suspected rupture of the cruciate ligaments in the knee. If the patient has them tight and they are in bowstring fashion i gently palpate on.
Mit einer hand fixiert der untersucher die ferse mit der anderen drückt er von vorne gegen das schienbein. Posterior drawer test is a clinical assessment of the knee to determine if there is a posterior cruciate ligaments pcl injury. Examiner pushes the tibia posteriorly. Sensitivity and specificity have been reported as 90 and 99 respectively while lr is 10 and lr is 90.
The posterior drawer test is performed with the knee flexed to approximately 80 90. The patient should be supine with the hips flexed to 45 degrees the knees flexed to 90 degrees and the feet flat on table. Special test posterior drawer test ankle. For this test it is essential for the knee to be relaxed in order to truly assess the amount of increase in motion that may be present.
I usually do this by palpating the hamstring tendons to make sure they are relaxed. Ebraheim s educational animated video describes the posterior drawer. Examiner places thumbs over the anterolateral and anteromedial knee joint line. Budoff and nirschl agree that the posterior drawer is the best test to determine pcl integrity but conclude that grading.
Have the patient s affected hip and knee in a flexed position. Das ergebnis muss mit der gegenseite verglichen werden. When your doctor examines the knee they inspect the joint test ligaments and mobility determine if there is swelling and perform specific manipulations to detect abnormalities. The posterior cruciate ligament is located in the.