Wilson's Test

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Original Editors - Kim Presiaux

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Database: Pubmed
Keywords: osteochondritis dissecans + wilson

Database: Web of knowledge
Keywords: steochondritis dissecans + wilson

Definition/Description

The Wilson’s Test is a test used to detect the presence of Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee.

Clinically Relevant Anatomy

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Purpose

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Technique

The test has to be performed as followed:
- 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 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.

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Clinical Bottom Line

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