Logo of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (Br)
Quick search:        
          Advanced Search
Guest Access | Sign In
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow My Folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Jakob, R.
Right arrow Articles by Deland, J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Jakob, R.
Right arrow Articles by Deland, J.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 69-B, Issue 2, 294-299
Copyright © 1987 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

Articles

Grading the pivot shift. Objective tests with implications for treatment

RP Jakob, HU Staubli, and JT Deland

A logical, objective and reproducible grading system for the pivot shift test is proposed. The rationale is based on performing the examination in varying positions of rotation of the tibia, allowing the type and degree of the different laxities to be defined and quantified. The system has been assessed against a new "unblocked" test for anterior subluxation and against radiographic measurements, operative findings and results. This grading system can be valuable in pre-operative assessment and planning and its use in postoperative evaluation would enable results from different centres and different procedures to be compared more accurately.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J Bone Joint Surg BrHome page
V. Khanduja, H. S. Somayaji, P. Harnett, M. Utukuri, and G. S. E. Dowd
Combined reconstruction of chronic posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner deficiency: A TWO- TO NINE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY.
J Bone Joint Surg Br, September 1, 2006; 88-B(9): 1169 - 1172.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


(c) British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery All Rights Reserved
Registered charity no: 209299     Print ISSN: 0301-620X
Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General