Towards improving the identification of anterior cruciate ligament tears in primary point-of-care settings

Table 1 Summary of potential diagnostic indicators extracted from electronic medical records

Clinical History - Mechanism of Injury	contact or non-contact
Clinical History - Mechanism of Injury	hyperextension, hyperflexion, plant/pivot, varus or valgus motion
Clinical History - Time of Injury	heard or felt a ‘pop’
	immediate (< 30 min) or delayed pain
	immediate (< 4 h) or delayed swelling
	inability to return to current activity
	knee catching, locking or instability
	inability to weight bear
Clinical Knee Examination	flexion and extension range of motion
	Lachman, Anterior Drawer and Pivot Shift test result
	valgus and varus stress test result
	Posterior Drawer test result
	McMurray, Apprehension test result
	presence and location of joint line pain
	presence and location of pain with palpation

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