摘要 |
Apparatus for measuring ligamentous insufficiency in the knee, the apparatus including a leg support having an adjustment mechanism for disposing the legs at a select test angle and having straps securing the ankles and the thighs to the leg support; an instrument bridge having mounting supports for mounting the bridge to the tibia, the bridge having at one end an indicator with a patella contact for measuring displacements of the patella and femur relative to the tibia; and a push-pull force applicator for applying posterior and anterior forces to the lower leg to induce sagittal excursions.
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