Purpose The importance of meniscus integrity in the prevention of early osteoarthritis is well
known, and preservation is accepted as the primary goal. The purpose of the ESSKA …

Objective: To compile and critique research on the diagnostic accuracy of individual
orthopaedic physical examination tests in a manner that would allow clinicians to judge …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

Background: Doubts have been expressed about the performance of the American College
of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical classification criteria for osteoarthritis when applied in the …

Purpose The diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for anterior cruciate ligament injury has
been reported in previous systematic reviews. Numerous studies in these reviews include …

Use of behavior evaluations for shelter dogs has progressed despite their lack of scientific
validation as reliable diagnostic tools. Yet results of these evaluations are often used to …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association presents this fourth
set of clinical practice guidelines on knee ligament sprain, linked to the International …

Knee pain affects approximately 25% of adults, and its prevalence has increased almost
65% over the past 20 years, accounting for nearly 4 million primary care visits annually …

Purpose Determining diagnostic accuracy of Lachman, pivot shift and anterior drawer tests
versus gold standard diagnosis (magnetic resonance imaging or arthroscopy) for anterior …

Background Osteoarthritis is a common chronic condition that affects many older Canadians
and is a considerable cause of disability. Our objective was to describe the epidemiology of …