Review article: Validity of the KT-1000 knee ligament arthrometer.
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)
; 17(1): 77-9, 2009 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19398799
ABSTRACT
The KT-1000 knee arthrometer (KT-1000) is an objective instrument to measure anterior tibial motion relative to the femur for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Four studies between 1950 and 2007 regarding validity of the KT-1000 were identified using a Medline search. One had interpretable information on sensitivities, specificities, and predictive values to validate the instrument as a diagnostic tool in patients with acute or chronic ACL injuries. Three had limitations in methodology. We suggest that the KT-1000 should be used with caution as an objective instrument. Rather, using a KT-1000 score derived by subtracting the anterior tibial motion relative to the femur of the injured knee to that of the uninjured knee may be more appropriate as a dichotomous diagnostic test with a threshold of 2 or 3 mm.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Artrometria Articular
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior
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Traumatismos do Joelho
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)
Assunto da revista:
ORTOPEDIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá