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Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2016 Jun;9(2):139-47. doi: 10.1007/s12178-016-9332-0.

Objective measurements of static anterior and rotational knee laxity.

Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine

Caroline Mouton, Daniel Theisen, Romain Seil

Affiliations

  1. Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
  2. Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. [email protected].
  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg-Clinique d'Eich, 76, rue d'Eich, L-1460, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. [email protected].

PMID: 26970758 PMCID: PMC4896875 DOI: 10.1007/s12178-016-9332-0

Abstract

Several devices allow to measure anterior and rotational static knee laxity. To date, the use of rotational laxity measurements in the daily clinical practice however remains to be improved. These measurements may be systematically integrated to the follow-up of knee injuries. Physiologic laxity measurements may particularly be of interest for the identification of risk factors in athletes. Furthermore, knee laxity measurements help to improve the diagnosis of knee soft tissue injuries and to follow up reconstructions. Further prospective follow-ups of knee laxity in the injured/reconstructed knees are however required to conclude on the best treatment strategy for knee soft tissue injuries.

Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament; Diagnosis; Knee; Laxity; Reconstruction

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