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Table 5 Over-all diagnostic values of clinical tests for internal and external impingement in recreational athletes.

From: Clinical and arthroscopic findings in recreationally active patients

Arthroscopy finding

Clinical preoperative test

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Likelihood ratio

Over-all accuracy (%)

Internal impingement

Hawkins

46.7

66.2

38.9

72.9

1.38

60.0

 

Jobe's

63.3

38.5

32.2

69.4

1.03

46.3

 

Palm up

46.7

63.1

36.8

71.9

1.26

57.9

 

O'Brien's

63.3

40.6

33.3

70.3

1.07

47.9

 

Apprehension

13.3

62.5

14.3

60.6

0.36

46.8

 

Gerber's

13.3

87.5

33.3

68.3

1.07

63.8

External impingement

Hawkins

60.0

70.0

41.7

83.1

2.0

67.4

 

Jobe's

76.0

42.9

32.2

83.3

1.33

51.6

 

Palm up

48.0

62.9

31.6

77.2

1.29

58.9

 

O'Brien's

36.0

30.4

15.8

56.8

0.52

31.9

 

Apprehension

12.5

64.3

10.7

68.2

0.35

51.1

 

Gerber's

12.5

87.1

25.0

74.4

0.97

68.1

  1. NPV = Negative predictive value.
  2. PPV = Positive predictive value.