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The '''drawer test''' is a test used by doctors to detect rupture of the [[cruciate ligament]]s in the [[knee]]. The patient should be supine with the hips flexed to 45 degrees, the knees flexed to 90 degrees and the feet flat on table.  The examiner sits on the patient's feet and grasps the patient's [[tibia]] and pulls it forward ([[anterior drawer test]]) or backward ([[posterior drawer test]]). If the tibia pulls forward or backward more than normal, the test is considered positive. The [[Lachman test]] is a variation on this test in which the knee is in thirty degrees flexion.

==See also==
* [[Anterior cruciate ligament]]
* [[Knee]]
* [[Lachman test]]
* [[Posterior cruciate ligament]]

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[[Category:Physical examination]]

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