Interrater reliability of physical examination tests in the acute phase of shoulder injuries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The physical examination is one of the cornerstones of the diagnostic process in patients with acute shoulder injuries. The discriminative properties of a given examination test depend both on its validity and reliability. The aim of the present study was to assess the interrater reliability of 13 physical examination manoeuvres for acute rotator cuff tears in patients with acute soft tissue shoulder injuries.

Methods

In a large walk-in orthopaedic emergency department, 120 consecutive patients ≥40 years of age were included in a diagnostic study. Patients who had follow-up within three weeks of an acute shoulder injury without fracture on radiographs were eligible. Four emergency department physicians participated as examiners. In a subset of 48 patients, the phy

SUBMITTER: Schmidt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8427844 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature