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Joint Line Tenderness of the Knee
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Other Names
- JLT
- Joint Line Test
Purpose
Demonstration of the Joint Line Test[1]
- Evaluate integrity of the Medial Meniscus and Lateral Meniscus
Description
- The patient is either laying supine or seated with knee flexed to 90°
- Identify the joint space using the femoral condyle, tibial plateau and patellar tendon
- Start anteriorly along the joint line and work your way posterior
- This test should be performed on both the medial and lateral joint space
- Positive test is pain during palpation
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of https://www.thestudentphysicaltherapist.com/, "Joint Line Tenderness"
Created by:
John Kiel on 29 July 2019 17:01:07
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15 April 2023 01:08:16
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