Arthrometer Insights

The KT-1000 knee arthrometer remains one of the best-known tools for quantifying sagittal knee laxity in suspected ACL injury, reconstructed ACLs, and follow-up after treatment. For clinicians interested in anterior knee laxity measurement, it offers a structured way to move beyond purely subjective examination. That said, current ligament assessment increasingly asks more of objective testing: […]

For many athletes, the biggest question after a diagnosis is simple: can you play sports with a partial ACL tear? The answer is sometimes yes, but not safely in every case, and not in every sport. partial ACL tear sports decisions depend on symptoms, instability episodes, sport demands, rotational control, rehabilitation progress, and whether the

anteromedial instability knee is a clinically important but often under-recognized pattern of medial knee instability that sits at the intersection of valgus laxity, anterior tibial translation, and internal-external rotational control. In practice, it rarely reflects failure of one structure alone. Instead, the superficial and deep medial restraints, posterior structures, cruciate status, and even the meniscus

collateral ligament should be chosen to control anteromedial rotatory instability of the knee? Study Title: Which tibial implantation site for the deep medial collateral ligament should be chosen to control anteromedial rotatory instability of the knee? Authors: Antoine Hamon1 | Harold Common1 | Théo Cojean | Henri Robert Journal:  Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics Publication Date:

partial ACL tear healing is possible in some people, but it is not something doctors assume based on rest alone. If you are wondering can a partial ACL heal, the answer depends on how much of the ligament remains intact, how stable the knee feels during activity, and whether the injury behaves more like a

Adding objective knee laxity testing to a radiology service can help bridge a common gap: MRI shows structure, while instability is often a functional problem that clinicians want quantified. In a practical radiology knee laxity workflow, the goal is not to replace MRI, but to complement it with standardized measurement of side-to-side anterior tibial translation

In ACL evaluation, the problem is often not whether laxity exists, but how reliably it is measured. That is where robotic knee laxity testing becomes clinically relevant. By standardizing load application during anterior tibial translation testing, clinicians can reduce one of the major weaknesses of manual exams: variable force. For orthopaedic surgeons, sports physicians, physiotherapists,

A posterolateral corner injury is easy to under-recognize, especially when attention is pulled toward an ACL, PCL, or obvious fracture pattern. In practice, a posterolateral corner knee injury may present with subtle varus laxity, vague instability, or rotational symptoms that are attributed to pain inhibition or a more familiar ligament tear. That is why missed

ACL injury in female athletes requires a slightly different clinical lens than generic ACL pathways. The core principles of diagnosis remain the same, but female athlete ACL assessment often needs closer attention to generalized laxity, movement strategy, rotational instability, psychological readiness, and sport-specific exposure. For sports physicians, physiotherapists, surgeons, and researchers, the key question is