Intertester reliability of clinical shoulder instability and laxity tests in subjects with and without self-reported shoulder problems.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:First, to investigate the intertester reliability of clinical shoulder instability and laxity tests, and second, to describe the mutual dependency of each test evaluated by each tester for identifying self-reported shoulder instability and laxity. METHODS:A standardised protocol for conducting reliability studies was used to test the intertester reliability of the six clinical shoulder instability and laxity tests: apprehension, relocation, surprise, load-and-shift, sulcus sign and Gagey. Cohen's kappa (κ) with 95% CIs besides prevalence-adjusted and bias-adjusted kappa (PABAK), accounting for insufficient prevalence and bias, were computed to establish the intertester reliability and mutual dependency. RESULTS:Forty individuals (13 with self-reported shoulder instability and lax

SUBMITTER: Eshoj H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855406 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature