A template for evaluating injury to the knee helps avoid omissions

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A template for evaluating injury to the knee helps avoid omissions

Chris Milne

Chris Milne

Knee
A Lachman test is the standard for assessing anterior cruciate ligament laxity

SPORTS MEDICINE

An injury to the knee should be thoroughly evaluated if the patient is to have the best chances of recovery. The templated approach described here encompasses the history and mechanism of injury as well as the symptoms and examination

Templates, if used appropriately, have been shown to aid in the consistency and completeness of the clinical evaluation. This article presents a te