Posterolateral Drawer Test
Other Names
- Posterolateral Rotatory Drawer Maneuver
- Hughston's Posterolateral Drawer Sign
- Posterolateral Drawer Sign Test
- Postero-lateral Rotatory Drawer Test
- Posterolateral Rotatory Drawer Test
- Posterolateral Rotatory Instability Drawer Test
- Posterolateral Corner Drawer Test
Purpose
- Evaluate the integrity of the Posterolateral Corner in the setting of acute knee injury
Description
- Patient is supine
- Note this test can be performed prone
- Knee flexed to 90°, externally rotated 15°
- Examiner grips the femoral condyles and directs a posterior force
- Positive test
- Excess posterolateral translation
Pathology
- Posterolateral Corner Injury
- LCL Injury
- Multiligament Knee Injury
- Posterolateral Rotatory Instability (PLRI) of the Knee
Evidence
Posterolateral Rotatory Instability (PLRI) of the Knee
- Baker et al[3]
- Sensitivity: 71%
See Also
References
- ↑ Lunden, Jason B., et al. "Current concepts in the recognition and treatment of posterolateral corner injuries of the knee." journal of orthopaedic & sports physical therapy 40.8 (2010): 502-516.
- ↑ Góralczyk, Adrian, Piotr Jancewicz, and Krzysztof Hermanowicz. "Injuries of the Posterolateral Corner of the Knee-Diagnosis and Treatment Options for Beginning and Advanced Arthroscopic Surgeons." Arthroscopy. IntechOpen, 2021.
- ↑ Delee, Jesse C., Mark B. Riley, and Charles A. Rockwood JR. "Acute posterolateral rotatory instability of the knee." The American journal of sports medicine 11.4 (1983): 199-207.
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