Apley Distraction Test
- Apley Distraction Test is used to test for the integrity of the Collateral Knee Ligaments
- Apley Distraction Test is used to test for the integrity of the Collateral Knee Ligaments
- Patient is prone, with their affected knee flexed 90°
- Examiner places their own knee on patient’s posterior thigh to stabilize
- Examiner grasps patient’s leg proximal to the ankle
- Examiner applies traction to the tibia towards the ceiling (this distracts the knee joint) –then apply internal and external rotation of the tibia while tractioning.
- Positive Sign:
- Pain on the medial side = medial collateral ligament damage/ injury
- Pain on the lateral side = lateral collateral ligament damage/ injury
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