Test, author [ref] and year | Sample size | Sensitivity/ Specificity | LR+/LR− | QUADAS score | Criterion standard |
Relocation/Jobe relocation test | |||||
Farber et al61 2006 | 363 patients | Pain 30/90 | 3.0/0.77 | 11 | Surgery |
App. 81/92 | 10.4/0.20 | ||||
Lo et al 200459* | 46 patients | Either pain or app. 46/54 | 1.0/0.99 | 10 | Combination of clinical exam and radiographs |
Speer et al60 1994 | 100 patients | Pain 54/44 | 0.96/1.0 | 10 | Surgery |
App. 67/99 | 67/0.33 | ||||
Apprehension | |||||
Farber et al61 2006 | 363 patients | Pain 50/56 | 1.1/0.89 | 11 | Surgery |
App. 72/96 | 20.2/0.29 | ||||
Lo et al 200459* | 46 patients | Either pain or app. 53/99 | 53/0.47 | 10 | Combination of clinical exam and radiographs |
Anterior release/surprise test | |||||
Lo et al 200459* | 46 patients | Either pain or app. 64/99 | 58.6/0.37 | 10 | Combination of clinical exam and radiographs |
Gross & Distefano62 1997 | 100 patients | Pain 92/89 | 8.3/0.09 | 9 | Surgery and examination under anaesthesia |
Other tests | |||||
Farber et al61 2006 – anterior drawer test | 363 patients | Pain 28/71 | 0.97/1.0 | 11 | Surgery |
App. 53/85 | 3.6/0.57 | ||||
Anterior-superior instability with an anterior supraspinatus tear (SLAC lesion) | |||||
Savoie et al63 2001 – load and shift test | 40 patients | 98/NR | NR/NR | 9 | Surgery |
Savoie et al63 2001 – anterior-superior SLAP test | 40 patients | 95/NR | NR/NR | 9 | Surgery |
Savoie et al63 2001 – active compression/ O’Brien test | 40 patients | 88/NR | NR/NR | 9 | Surgery |
Savoie et al63 2001 – Kibler test | 40 patients | 93/NR | NR/NR | 9 | Surgery |
Savoie et al63 2001 – Whipple test | 40 patients | 100/NR | NR/NR | 9 | Surgery |
App., apprehension.
*The values from the Lo et al study represent the mean of four examiners.