The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of meniscal tears with or without associated anterior cruciate ligament tears

Volume: 37 Number: 3 September 11, 2006
  • Devrim Akseki
  • Halit Pinar
  • Osman Karaoglan
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The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of meniscal tears with or without associated anterior cruciate ligament tears

Abstract

Objectives: Meniscal tears and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears commonly coexist in sports injuries. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of ACL deficiency on our ability to diagnose meniscal tears. Methods: The study included patients with a clinical diagnosis of medial meniscal tears with (group A; 26 patients; 22 males, 4 females; mean age 26.6 years; range 18 to 67 years) or without (group B; 17 males; mean age 28.2 years; range 19 to 49 years) associated ACL tears. Patients with lesions other than meniscal or ACL tears were excluded. Clinical evaluations were made with the use of medial joint line tenderness, McMurray, and hyperextension tests. Preoperative diagnoses were compared with arthroscopic results and the accuracy of the tests used were calculated. The two patient groups were also compared with regard to the Lysholm scale parameters and total Lysholm scores. Fisher’s exact test and Mann-Whitney U-test were used for statistical analysis. Results: Medial joint line tenderness was present in 82% in group A, and 73% in group B. McMurray test was positive in 82% in group A, and 62% in group B; hyperextension test was positive in 73% in group A, and 61% in group B. The total Lysholm scores were significantly different, being 69 in group A, and 61 in group B (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the accuracy of a clinical diagnosis of a meniscal tear is decreased by the presence of an ACL tear. The coexistence of meniscal and ACL tears requires a more careful clinical evaluation and a more frequent need for magnetic resonance imaging.

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Devrim Akseki This is me

Halit Pinar This is me

Osman Karaoglan This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2003 Volume: 37 Number: 3

APA
Akseki, D., Pinar, H., & Karaoglan, O. (2006). The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of meniscal tears with or without associated anterior cruciate ligament tears. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 37(3), 193-198. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i3.826
AMA
1.Akseki D, Pinar H, Karaoglan O. The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of meniscal tears with or without associated anterior cruciate ligament tears. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37(3):193-198. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i3.826
Chicago
Akseki, Devrim, Halit Pinar, and Osman Karaoglan. 2006. “The Accuracy of the Clinical Diagnosis of Meniscal Tears With or Without Associated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 (3): 193-98. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i3.826.
EndNote
Akseki D, Pinar H, Karaoglan O (September 1, 2006) The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of meniscal tears with or without associated anterior cruciate ligament tears. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 3 193–198.
IEEE
[1]D. Akseki, H. Pinar, and O. Karaoglan, “The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of meniscal tears with or without associated anterior cruciate ligament tears”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 193–198, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v37i3.826.
ISNAD
Akseki, Devrim - Pinar, Halit - Karaoglan, Osman. “The Accuracy of the Clinical Diagnosis of Meniscal Tears With or Without Associated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37/3 (September 1, 2006): 193-198. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i3.826.
JAMA
1.Akseki D, Pinar H, Karaoglan O. The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of meniscal tears with or without associated anterior cruciate ligament tears. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37:193–198.
MLA
Akseki, Devrim, et al. “The Accuracy of the Clinical Diagnosis of Meniscal Tears With or Without Associated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 193-8, doi:10.3944/aott.v37i3.826.
Vancouver
1.Devrim Akseki, Halit Pinar, Osman Karaoglan. The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of meniscal tears with or without associated anterior cruciate ligament tears. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;37(3):193-8. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i3.826