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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Clinical Reproducibility and Reliability of Lever Sign (Lelli’s) Test for Acute ACL Tear Performed by Medical Students

Moh’d S Dawod1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mu’tah School of Medicine, Mu’tah University, Al-karak, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1336-9304
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Mohammad N Alswerki2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Asem J Darabah1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mu’tah School of Medicine, Mu’tah University, Al-karak, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4974-1005
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Yazeed J Darabah1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mu’tah School of Medicine, Mu’tah University, Al-karak, Jordan
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Alaa Y Akel1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mu’tah School of Medicine, Mu’tah University, Al-karak, Jordan
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Mohammed S Alisi2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan;3 Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine;4 Ministry of Health, Gaza, PalestineORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3694-2801
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Pages 289-295 | Received 11 Jan 2023, Accepted 16 Mar 2023, Published online: 28 Mar 2023

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