TABLE 1.

Resultant Mean Internal Rotation (in degrees) for All Knees When Subjected to a Simulated Pivot-Shift Test (5-N·m Internal Rotation Torque + 10-N·m Valgus Torque)^a

		Flexion Angle
	n	0°	20°	30°	60°	90°
Internal rotation, deg
Intact	19	8.9 ± 2.3	15.7 ± 4.8	18.4 ± 9.0	14.0 ± 7.1	12.8 ± 6.0
LM root cut	9	9.0 ± 2.5	17.5 ± 3.2	17.1 ± 6.0	12.1 ± 1.7	13.9 ± 6.1
ACL cut	10	11.3 ± 2.5	15.7 ± 6.3	20.8 ± 10.0	17.2 ± 8.8	13.6 ± 5.9
LM root + ACL cut	19	11.4 ± 2.3	17.1 ± 5.3	19.5 ± 8.3	15.0 ± 6.6	13.9 ± 5.7
LM root + ACL + MFL cut	19	11.5 ± 2.2	17.5 ± 5.4	19.7 ± 8.3	15.6 ± 7.0	14.4 ± 5.6

^aACL, anterior cruciate ligament; LM root, lateral meniscus root; MFL, meniscofemoral ligament.