Lachman Test for ACL Tears The original Lachman test is performed like shown in the video. if you have small hands, an alternative is to put your own bent knee under the patient's knee to stabilize the 30° of knee flexion. An alternative is to have the patient in prone lying position and anteriorly translate the knee in 30° of flexion. The Lachman Test is the most accurate test for the anterior cruciate ligament according to literature. According to a meta-analysis of Benjaminse et al. (2006) th

LELLI TEST OR LEVER SIGN FOR ACL TEARS Let's move on and focus on ACL tears in the next couple of days! The accuracy of the Lelli Test has been long debated after the "to-good-to-be-true" results from the study of Lelli et al. himself. However,Jarbo et al. (2017) have evaluated the Lelli Test, also known as Lever Sign, in 102 patients with acute knee pain within 4 weeks of their injury. The test was performed awake and under anesthesia next to the Lachman test, Anterior Drawer Test and Pivot Shi