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== Definition/Description ==
== Definition/Description ==


The Wilson’s Test is a test used to detect the presence of [[Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee|Osteochondritis dissecans]] of the knee. 1">Conrad JM et al, “OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS: WILSON'S SIGN REVISITED”, September 2003, Am J sport med.
The Wilson’s Test is a test used to detect the presence of [[Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee|Osteochondritis dissecans]] of the knee. p1">Conrad JM et al, “OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS: WILSON'S SIGN REVISITED”, September 2003, Am J sport med.


== Clinically Relevant Anatomy ==
== Clinically Relevant Anatomy ==
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== Technique
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== Technique
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The test has to be performed as followed:1" />
- Ask the patient to sit on a table with his legs dangling over the edge.
- Bend the patient’s knee so that it is flexed at a 90° angle.
- Grasp the patient’s foot and bring the [[Tibia|tibia in]] internelly rotation.
- Instruct the patient to extend his leg until he/she feels pain.
The test has to be performed as followed:p1" />
- Ask the patient to sit on a table with his legs dangling over the edge.
- Bend the patient’s knee so that it is flexed at a 90° angle.
- Grasp the patient’s foot and bring the [[Tibia|tibia in]] internelly rotation.
- Instruct the patient to extend his leg until he/she feels pain.






The test is positive when the patient reports pain in the knee about 30° from full extension and when by rotating the foot back (externally rotation of the tibia) in it’s normal position the pain disappears.1" />2">J. Bone et al, “A diagnostic sign in osteochondritis DISSECANS OF THE KNEE.”, 1967.
The test is positive when the patient reports pain in the knee about 30° from full extension and when by rotating the foot back (externally rotation of the tibia) in it’s normal position the pain disappears.p1" />p2">J. Bone et al, “A diagnostic sign in osteochondritis DISSECANS OF THE KNEE.”, 1967.




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Definition/Description[edit|edit source]

The Wilson’s Test is a test used to detect the presence ofOsteochondritis dissecansof the knee.[1]

Clinically Relevant Anatomy[edit|edit source]

Technique
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The test has to be performed as followed:[1]
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- Bend the patient’s knee so that it is flexed at a 90° angle.
- Grasp the patient’s foot and bring thetibia ininternelly rotation.
- Instruct the patient to extend his leg until he/she feels pain.


The test is positive when the patient reports pain in the knee about 30° from full extension and when by rotating the foot back (externally rotation of the tibia) in it’s normal position the pain disappears.[1][2]


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重点研究[edit|edit source]

So far no studies have been done about the validity and the reliability of this test.

Clinical Bottom Line[edit|edit source]

Make sure the patient gradually extends his leg during the test, instead of thrusting it out quickly.


Recent Related Research (fromPubmed)[edit|edit source]

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Search Strategy[edit|edit source]

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References[edit|edit source]

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  1. ↑1.01.11.2Conrad JM et al, “OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS: WILSON'S SIGN REVISITED”, September 2003, Am J sport med.
  2. ↑J. Bone et al, “A diagnostic sign in osteochondritis DISSECANS OF THE KNEE.”, 1967.
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