Rater agreement reliability of the dial test in the ACL-deficient knee

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 4 Physical examination^a and MRI features of 7 patients with ACL injury and an indication for PLC reconstruction

	dial 30°	dial 60°	dial 90°	varus gapping^b	valgus gapping^b	MRI
1	+	+	–	grade A	grade A	partial LCL rupture
2	+	+	–	grade A	grade A	no LCL or MCL injury
3	+	+	–	grade B	grade A	no LCL or MCL injury
4	+	–	–	grade B	grade A	no LCL or MCL injury
5	+	+	+	grade B	grade B	no LCL or MCL injury
6	+		+	grade C	grade B	no LCL or MCL injury
7^c	+	+	–	grade B	grade A	no LCL or MCL injury

^aPhysical examination performed by the orthopaedic surgeon
^bGrade A (normal; 0–2 mm), grade B (nearly normal; 3–5 mm), grade C (abnormal; 6–10 mm), grade D (severely abnormal; > 10 mm), according to the 2000 IKDC objective knee examination score
^cNo PLC reconstruction was performed