A diagnostic tool for people with lumbar instability: a criterion-related validity study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several clinical tests used to identify patients with lumbar instability have reported diagnostic accuracy in separate studies with conflicting results. To augment the diagnostic process, tests that are better able to identify lumbar instability suitable for use in the clinical setting are required. The aim of this study was to identify the probability to diagnose patients with lumbar instability, using x-ray imaging as the reference standard.

Methods

This study was a cross-sectional, diagnostic validity study. One hundred forty participants with chronic low back pain underwent an x-ray assessment and 14 clinical examinations. Data were analysed using multivariate regression methods to determine which clinical tests were most diagnostic for lumbar instability when

SUBMITTER: Chatprem T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8609735 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature