[Clinical examination of the knee--which tests can be used in the diagnosis of meniscal and ligament injuries? ].

The clinical diagnosis of possible meniscal tear should include more than one of the following positive tests or clinical symptoms: tenderness of either jointline, swelling of the knee; meniscal pain or clicking on rotation with movement or decreased motion of the knee joint. The diagnosis of ligament injuries should include testing of each ligament by a battery of tests and we describe the best validated of these tests for each ligament.