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Valgus Stress Test Knee
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Other Names
The application of a valgus load to the knee in extension (A) will open the medial side of the joint (B).[1]
- Valgus Stress Test Knee
Purpose
- Evaluate the integrity of the Medial Collateral Ligament or MCL in the setting of knee injury
Description
- Patient is supine
- Leg is relaxed, flexed to about 30° passively so that the knee is "unlocked"
- Examiner palpates medial joint line, applies valgus force to the patients knee
- The exam should be repeated 0° or in full extension as well
- Positive test
- Laxity or pain with valgus stress
- Laxity at 30°: Isolated MCL injury
- Laxity at 0°: suggests multiligament knee injury
- Grade
- Grade 1: pain without laxity
- Grade 2: pain, laxity compared to contralateral limb
- Grade 3: pain, gross laxity
Pathology
Evidence
- At 30°:
- Sensitivity: 86 - 96%[2]
See Also
References
Created by:
John Kiel on 4 September 2019 17:52:07
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25 May 2023 07:34:57
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