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A test for differentiating knee pain caused by meniscal injuries from pain caused by ligament sprains.
The test is performed with the patient prone and the knee flexed to 90°. With the femur stabilized, the leg is distracted and rotated internally and externally. An axial load is then applied to the leg while the tibia is again internally and externally rotated. Pain produced only when the leg is compressed indicates a meniscal lesion; pain produced only when the leg is distracted indicates ligament trauma.