In the early 1990s, about 30 tests were described with the aim of diagnosing a rotator cuff tear [1]. Of the last 1,000 scientific articles on rotator cuff cited in PubMed, 3 % is about new semeiological tests acting to reveal a lesion. In fact, many of these tests only retain historical importance because they have been handed down, cited, and interpreted even if they have never been validated. The value of validation is given by the number of times the test was positive or negative in the affected population and in the control group (homogeneous for age and sex) consisting of healthy subjects for that disease [2].
Clinical evaluation / Gumina, S.; Candela, V.. - (2016), pp. 139-162. [10.1007/978-3-319-33355-7_21].
Clinical evaluation
Gumina S.;Candela V.
2016
Abstract
In the early 1990s, about 30 tests were described with the aim of diagnosing a rotator cuff tear [1]. Of the last 1,000 scientific articles on rotator cuff cited in PubMed, 3 % is about new semeiological tests acting to reveal a lesion. In fact, many of these tests only retain historical importance because they have been handed down, cited, and interpreted even if they have never been validated. The value of validation is given by the number of times the test was positive or negative in the affected population and in the control group (homogeneous for age and sex) consisting of healthy subjects for that disease [2].I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
