Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Feeling a "pop"

 • Acute swelling

 • Pain deep in knee

 • Instability: feels like knee is "giving out"

 • Inability to continue activity

 • Pain and swelling may improve in a few weeks but instability will be there

+ Lachman's test

+ Pivot Shift test

+ Anterior Drawer test



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