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Posterior Drawer Test | Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Assessment<\/h2>\nThe Posterior Drawer Test is a common orthopedic test to assess for posterior cruciate ligament tears.\nLike the Anterior Drawer Test<\/a>, the test is conducted in supine lying position with the hip flexed to 45\u00b0 and the knee flexed to 90\u00b0.\n
\n\nAccording to Rubinstein et al. (1994)<\/a> the Posterior Drawer Test has a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 98%.\nThis means that this test seems to be very accurate to confirm and rule out PCL Tears.\n\nP.S. The sound you hear is from our bench and not from a rupturing PCL!\n
\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wDIGll5wzZs[\/embed]\n\n<\/div>\nTo conduct the test, the Patient is in supine lying position with the hip in 45\u00b0 and the knee in 90\u00b0 of flexion.\nThe examiner may fixate this position by sitting on the patient\u2019s forefoot.\nThe examiner then palpates the joint line with his thumbs while grabbing onto the tibia from anteriorly.\nThe examiner then translates the tibia posteriorly in an explosive movement.\n\nPositive Outcome: Soft or mushy end-feel or increased posterior translation on the tested knee compared to the other knee.\n\nOther tests to assess the posterior cruciate ligament are:\n