Meniscal tears have been associated with meniscal cysts and fullness of the knee joint line on physical examination.Joint line fullness is an accurate, sensitive, and specific test to detect meniscal tears.Prospective cohort study.One hundred consecutive patients undergoing knee arthroscopy were included. All had physical examinations documenting the presence of joint line fullness, joint line tenderness, and the McMurray sign. Arthroscopy was the gold standard for tears. Accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity were calculated and correlated with type of tear. Sixty-one patients had a magnetic resonance imaging preoperatively (the gold standard for determining the presence of a cyst).Meniscal tears were found in 67 patients at arthroscopy. The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of joint line fullness were, respectively, 73

作者：Jean-Francois, Couture；Wazzan, Al-Juhani；Michael E, Forsythe；Eric, Lenczner；Robert, Marien；Mark, Burman

来源：Sports health 2012 年 4卷 1期