Pivot Test: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear:
Fully extend the knee, rotate the foot internally. Apply a valgus stress while progressively flexing the knee, watching and feeling for translation of the tibia on the femur.
Fully extend the knee, rotate the foot internally. Apply a valgus stress while progressively flexing the knee, watching and feeling for translation of the tibia on the femur.
Associated Diagnoses:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
61% sensitive, 97% specific