Joint line fullness and meniscal pathology.

Background: Meniscal tears have been associated with meniscal cysts and fullness of the knee joint line on physical examination.

Hypothesis: Joint line fullness is an accurate, sensitive, and specific test to detect meniscal tears.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Effect of the oral contraceptive pill on ligamentous laxity.

Objective: Women are 4 to 8 times more likely to sustain a serious knee injury than their male counterparts. Previous studies have found that female sex steroids affect ligamentous tissue properties. The hypothesis is that there exists a difference in ligamentous laxity between oral contraceptive pill (OCP) users and nonusers.