EGE'S TEST FOR MENISCUS TEARS Many orthopedic tests for meniscus tears are performed in non-weightbearing positions, whereas most of the symptoms of a torn meniscus occur during weight-bearing activities. The Ege’s test tries to overcome this shortcoming by mimicking the McMurray’s Test in a weight-bearing position. Due to its provocative nature it is not suitable for patient’s in the very acute stage after injury, as they have to be able to bear weight and squat without pain and limitations in

MCMURRAY TEST FOR MENISCUS DAMAGE The McMurray Test is probably the most common test in order to assess for meniscal tears. The test is designed to stress the posterior horn of the menisci. In external rotation the posterior horn of the medial meniscus is compressed by the medial femoral condyle and internal rotation compresses the lateral meniscus by the femoral condyle. Kim et al. (1996) describe the paradoxycal mc murray test, which means that the mc murray can also be positive in external ro

JOINT LINE TENDERNESS (JLT) FOR MENISCUS INJURY The last test in this series for meniscus injuries is the JLT test. According to the meta-analysis of Smith et al. (2015), the JLT has a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 83%. This means that this test is moderately useful to confirm meniscus tears with a LR of 4.0 and actually our best tool to exclude meniscus tears in a negative test outcome with LR- of 0.23. | Physiotutors