Diagnostic accuracy of history taking, physical examination, and auxiliary examination for thumb osteoarthritis: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a systematic review to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of history taking, physical examination, and auxiliary examination for thumb osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods

MEDLINE ALL, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science Core Collection, and CINAHL were searched up to October 2023. Studies focused on patients with hand or thumb pain suspected of thumb OA, considering any diagnostic methods as the index test, with any diagnostic assessment of thumb OA as the reference standard were included. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic accuracy were extracted. QUADAS and GRADE were applied to assess the evidence.

Results

Seven studies were included. History taking (two studi

SUBMITTER: He Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551402 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature