Apley’s Test

Special Test for Meniscus Dysfunction

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Psychometrics

Psychometric Properties of Apley’s Test
Psychometric	Value
Sensitivity	0.60¹
Specificity	0.70¹

References

Hegedus EJ, Cook C, Hasselblad V, Goode A, McCrory DC. Physical examination tests for assessing a torn meniscus in the knee: A systematic review with meta-analysis. The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 2007;37(9):541-550. doi:10.2519/jospt.2007.2560

Citation

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Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Apley’s Test. https://yomokerst.com/The Archive/Examination/Tests and Measures/Lower extremity tests/Knee Tests/Meniscus tests/Apleys_test.html