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Pivot Shift TestAka: MacIntosh Test
- Indications
- Assessment for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
- See Also
- Technique
- Patient lies in lateral decubitus position
- Affected knee extended
- Affected Tibia internally rotated
- Examiner
- Apply valgus stress to knee (push from lateral side)
- Flex knee
- Patient lies in lateral decubitus position
- Interpretation: Positive Test for ACL rupture
- Clunk felt at 30 degrees knee flexion
Pivot shift test response (C0231759) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Diagnostic Procedure (T060) |
| English | Pivot shift test, Pivot shift test response |
| Spanish | prueba de desplazamiento del eje |
| Parent Concepts | Feature of knee region (C1286208) |
| Sources | SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
