History & exam
Key factors
- presence of risk factors
- knee swelling
- sensation of knee instability or buckling/catching
- knee pain
- tenderness at joint line and joint line crepitation
- positive McMurray's test
- positive Apley's test
- positive hyperextension test
Other diagnostic factors
- popliteal (Baker's) cyst in chronic cases
- limited range of motion
History & exam details
Diagnostic tests
1st tests to order
- MRI scan
- plain film radiographs: AP x-ray, lateral knee x-ray, 45° PA flexion, and skyline views
Tests to consider
- arthroscopy
Diagnostic tests details
Treatment details
Acute
all patients
- rest, ice, compression, and elevation
- physiotherapy
- analgesia
-
with meniscal tear <1 cm refractory to conservative measures or ≥1 cm or with root involvement
- surgery
- post-operative measures
Treatment details
最後更新於: 五月 20, 2013
