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2. McMurray test - Wikipedia

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   The McMurray test, also known as the McMurray circumduction test is used to evaluate individuals for tears in the meniscus of the knee. [1] A tear in the meniscus may cause a pedunculated tag of the meniscus which may become jammed between the joint surfaces. To perform the test, the knee is held by one hand, which is placed along the joint ...

3. Apley grind test - Wikipedia

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   In order to perform the test, the patient lies prone (face-down) on an examination table and flexes their knee to a ninety degree angle. The examiner then places his or her own knee across the posterior aspect of the patient's thigh. The tibia is then compressed onto the knee joint while being externally rotated. If this maneuver produces pain ...

4. Bucket handle tear - Wikipedia

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   Traumatic events: Sudden twisting or pivoting movements with the knee in flexion and rotation. Degenerative knees: Less commonly, a bucket-handle tear can occur in older individuals with preexisting meniscal degeneration. The injury frequently occurs in conjunction with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears.

5. Knee examination - Wikipedia

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   The most common knee problems are: soft tissue inflammation, injury, or osteoarthritis. The mechanism of the knee injury can give a clue of the possible structures that can be injured. For example, applying valgus stress on the knee can cause medial collateral ligament rupture, meanwhile a varus force can cause lateral collateral ligament rupture.

6. Meniscus tear - Wikipedia

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   A tear of a meniscus is a rupturing of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee called menisci. When doctors and patients refer to "torn cartilage" in the knee, they actually may be referring to an injury to a meniscus at the top of one of the tibiae. Menisci can be torn during innocuous activities such as walking or squatting.

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   For most people, especially those over the age of 40, there’s a 70-80% chance you can get full relief of your knee pain after meniscus tear, without any type of surgery or procedure.

8. Double posterior cruciate ligament sign - Wikipedia

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   A bucket-handle tear is a specific type of longitudinal meniscal tear in which a fragment of the torn meniscus displaces toward the intercondylar notch of the knee. The displaced fragment often remains attached at its anterior and posterior horns but flips centrally into the notch. [4]

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