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PCL Sulcus Test
Aka: PCL Sulcus Test
- Indications
- Assessment for Posterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
- See Also
- Knee Exam
- Knee Posterior Drawer Test
- PCL Sag Test
- Technique
- Patient Position
- Patient sits with knees flexed at 90 degrees
- Legs hanging freely over edge of exam table
- Examiner
- Palpate area between tibial plateau and femur
- Normally space is minimal
- Tibia and femur are well approximated
- Interpretation: Positive Test Suggests PCL rupture
- Space widened with sulcus between tibia and femur
