Research Article

Intra-Tester and Inter-Tester Reliability of the Lachmeter When Measuring Knee Joint Laxity

Table 1

Subject characteristics.

Control, n = 24ACL patients, n = 6 value

Age (y)24.3 ± 1.244.7 ± 18.3<0.001
Height (cm)180.0 ± 8.6172.2 ± 9.90.07
Weight (kg)77.6 ± 12.074.5 ± 10.00.58
Physical training (hrs/week)7.6 ± 4.04.3 ± 3.30.07

ACL: anterior cruciate ligament. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). values correspond to tests for difference between groups (unpaired t-test).