Development and validation of the Sorting non-trauMatIc adoLescent knEe pain (SMILE) tool - a development and initial validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the commonality of adolescent knee pain, there are no tools to support medical doctors to correctly diagnose knee pain. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a support tool for diagnosing the most common types of non-traumatic adolescent knee pain.

Method

A systematic search on Medline identified the literature on clinical tests and diagnoses of adolescent knee pain. The search was supplemented by textbooks and transformed into a diagnostic flowchart based on onset, symptoms, and pain localisation. This tool was revised based on feedback from general practitioners and experts in sports medicine. The tool was evaluated on two separate days with blinded assessors. Overall, 27 participants (aged 10-17 years) with non-traumatic knee pain were included. All

SUBMITTER: Guldhammer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8259444 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature