Table 7

Summary of articles reporting on the diagnostic accuracy of OSTs for pathologies of the hip: Leg Complaints in Endurance Athletes due to Vascular Causes

Test, authors	Subjects	Age (mean, SD)	Gender	Pathology	Symptom Duration	SN/SP (95% CI)	LR+/LR-	Q	Criterion standard SN/SP (95% CI)	Reliability
Femoral Bruit with Extended Hip
Schep et al60	80 subjects	31.4, 7.0 years	14 F	Vascular cause of leg pain	NR	36 (NR)/94 (NR)	6.0/0.68	6	Validated Clinical Classification 88 (NR)/83 (NR)⁸⁵	0.56 κ intertester
Femoral Bruit with Flexed Hip
Schep et al60	80 subjects	31.4, 7.0 years	14 F	Vascular cause of leg pain	NR	76 (NR)/65 (NR)	2.2/0.37	6	Validated Clinical Classification 88 (NR)/83 (NR)⁸⁵	0.56 κ intertester
Normal SI Joint Gapping Test
Schep et al60	80 subjects	31.4, 7.0 years	14 F	Vascular cause of leg pain	NR	90 (NR)/26 (NR)	1.2/0.38	6	Validated Clinical Classification 88 (NR)/83 (NR)⁸⁵	0.56 κ intertester
Cycling Test (Ankle Pressure <107 mm Hg)
Schep et al60	80 subjects	31.4, 7.0 years	14 F	Vascular cause of leg pain	NR	53 (NR)/85 (NR)	3.5/0.56	6	Validated Clinical Classification 88 (NR)/83 (NR)⁸⁵	0.56 κ intertester
Cycling Test (Ankle Brachial Index <0.54)
Schep et al60	80 subjects	31.4, 7.0 years	14 F	Vascular cause of leg pain	NR	43 (NR)/1.0 (NR)	Infinite/0.57	6	Validated Clinical Classification 88 (NR)/83 (NR)⁸⁵	0.56 κ intertester
Cycling Test (Ankle difference >23 mm Hg)
Schep et al60	80 subjects	31.4, 7.0 years	14 F	Vascular cause of leg pain	NR	73 (NR)/95 (NR)	14.6/0.28	6	Validated Clinical Classification 88 (NR)/83 (NR)⁸⁵	0.56 κ intertester

F, female; LR+, positive likelihood ratio; LR-, negative likelihood ratio; M, male; NR, not reported; OST, orthopaedic special tests; Q, Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies scores (QUADAS); SN, sensitivity (%); SP, specificity (%).