Title |
Agreement between diagnoses reached by clinical examination and available reference standards: a prospective study of 216 patients with lumbopelvic pain
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, June 2005
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-6-28 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Mark Laslett, Barry McDonald, Hans Tropp, Charles N Aprill, Birgitta Öberg |
Abstract |
The tissue origin of low back pain (LBP) or referred lower extremity symptoms (LES) may be identified in about 70% of cases using advanced imaging, discography and facet or sacroiliac joint blocks. These techniques are invasive and availability varies. A clinical examination is non-invasive and widely available but its validity is questioned. Diagnostic studies usually examine single tests in relation to single reference standards, yet in clinical practice, clinicians use multiple tests and select from a range of possible diagnoses. There is a need for studies that evaluate the diagnostic performance of clinical diagnoses against available reference standards. |
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United States | 5 | 28% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 11% |
Indonesia | 1 | 6% |
India | 1 | 6% |
France | 1 | 6% |
Canada | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 7 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
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Members of the public | 16 | 89% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
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United States | 2 | 1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 153 | 95% |
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Student > Master | 25 | 16% |
Other | 18 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 11% |
Researcher | 17 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 17 | 11% |
Other | 42 | 26% |
Unknown | 24 | 15% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 79 | 49% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 16% |
Sports and Recreations | 7 | 4% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 3% |
Neuroscience | 3 | 2% |
Other | 14 | 9% |
Unknown | 27 | 17% |