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Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy when one of the combinations of shoulder clinical examination tests utilised to diagnose rotator cuff pathology, as verified by arthroscopy, is positive during clinical examination, in recreational athletes.

From: Clinical and arthroscopic findings in recreationally active patients

Clinical Tests

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Likelihood ratio

Over-all accuracy (%)

Hawkins + Jobe's + O'Brien's

96.88

9.84

36.05

85.71

1.07

39.78

Hawkins + Jobe's + Palm-up

93.94

27.87

41.33

89.47

1.30

51.06

Hawkins + O'Brien's + Palm-up

90.91

16.39

37.04

76.92

1.09

42.55

Jobe's + Palm-up + Obrien's

90.91

13.11

36.14

72.73

1.03

40.43

Hawkins + O'Brien's

87.50

19.67

36.36

75.00

1.09

43.01

Jobe's + O'Brien's

87.50

13.11

34.57

66.67

1.01

38.71

Hawkins + Jobe's

81.82

33.87

39.71

77.78

1.24

50.53

Palm-up + Jobe's

80.00

37.50

41.18

77.42

1.28

52.53

Hawkins + Palm-up

79.41

49.21

45.76

81.58

1.56

59.79

Palm-up + Obrien's

75.76

27.42

35.71

68.00

1.04

44.21