Knee pain with locking, clicking, or joint line tenderness? The McMurray’s Test remains a key clinical tool for assessing meniscal tears—especially when paired with patient history and other findings. In this short video, observe how controlled tibial rotation and varus/valgus stress during knee extension can help isolate medial or lateral meniscus involvement. 📽️ This excerpt is part of the Physiopedia Plus video library, which features a full suite of orthopaedic assessment techniques to boos

McMurray Test for Meniscus Injury The McMurray test is probably the most common test in order to assess for meniscal tears. The test is designed to stress the posterior horn of the menisci. In external rotation, the posterior horn of the medial meniscus is compressed by the medial femoral condyle and internal rotation compresses the lateral meniscus by the femoral condyle. Kim et al. (1996) describe the paradoxical McMurray test, which means that the McMurray can also be positive in external rot

MCMURRAY TEST FOR MENISCUS DAMAGE The McMurray Test is probably the most common test in order to assess for meniscal tears. The test is designed to stress the posterior horn of the menisci. In external rotation the posterior horn of the medial meniscus is compressed by the medial femoral condyle and internal rotation compresses the lateral meniscus by the femoral condyle. Kim et al. (1996) describe the paradoxycal McMurray test, which means that the McMurray can also be positive in external rota