dc.contributor.author | Gismervik, Sigmund Østgård | |
dc.contributor.author | Drogset, Jon Olav | |
dc.contributor.author | Granviken, Fredrik | |
dc.contributor.author | Rø, Magne | |
dc.contributor.author | Leivseth, Gunnar | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-20T13:06:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-20T13:06:37Z | |
dc.date.created | 2017-03-08T09:39:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2474 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2434725 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background
Physical examination tests of the shoulder (PETS) are clinical examination maneuvers designed to aid the assessment of shoulder complaints. Despite more than 180 PETS described in the literature, evidence of their validity and usefulness in diagnosing the shoulder is questioned.
Methods
This meta-analysis aims to use diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) to evaluate how much PETS shift overall probability and to rank the test performance of single PETS in order to aid the clinician’s choice of which tests to use. This study adheres to the principles outlined in the Cochrane guidelines and the PRISMA statement. A fixed effect model was used to assess the overall diagnostic validity of PETS by pooling DOR for different PETS with similar biomechanical rationale when possible. Single PETS were assessed and ranked by DOR. Clinical performance was assessed by sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and likelihood ratio.
Results
Six thousand nine-hundred abstracts and 202 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility; 20 articles were eligible and data from 11 articles could be included in the meta-analysis. All PETS for SLAP (superior labral anterior posterior) lesions pooled gave a DOR of 1.38 [1.13, 1.69]. The Supraspinatus test for any full thickness rotator cuff tear obtained the highest DOR of 9.24 (sensitivity was 0.74, specificity 0.77). Compression-Rotation test obtained the highest DOR (6.36) among single PETS for SLAP lesions (sensitivity 0.43, specificity 0.89) and Hawkins test obtained the highest DOR (2.86) for impingement syndrome (sensitivity 0.58, specificity 0.67). No single PETS showed superior clinical test performance.
Conclusions
The clinical performance of single PETS is limited. However, when the different PETS for SLAP lesions were pooled, we found a statistical significant change in post-test probability indicating an overall statistical validity. We suggest that clinicians choose their PETS among those with the highest pooled DOR and to assess validity to their own specific clinical settings, review the inclusion criteria of the included primary studies. We further propose that future studies on the validity of PETS use randomized research designs rather than the accuracy design relying less on well-established gold standard reference tests and efficient treatment options. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | nb_NO |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Physical examination tests of the shoulder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test performance | nb_NO |
dc.type | Journal article | nb_NO |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | nb_NO |
dc.source.journal | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12891-017-1400-0 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1456523 | |
dc.description.localcode | © The Author(s). 2017. Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, andreproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link tothe Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. | nb_NO |
cristin.unitcode | 194,65,20,0 | |
cristin.unitcode | 194,65,30,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Institutt for samfunnsmedisin | |
cristin.unitname | Institutt for nevromedisin | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |