In "bounce home" test of knee joint, end feel is described as all, EXCEPT:
Bony
Empty
Springy
Firm
Bounce home test can be used to detect tear of lateral meniscus. In this test the examiner holds the patients heel cupping around and passively extending the knee from a fully flexed position of hip and knee in supine. If the extension is not complete or has a rubbery end feel with elastic resistance to blocking full extension it indicates bucket handle type of meniscal tear. Springy bounce feeling is probably a pseudolock due to a possible muscle spasm. A firm hard end point is consistent with intraicular adhesions or an osseus type lesion.