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Diagnostic Value of Frequently Implemented Provocative Tests in the Assessment of Shoulder Pain-A Glimpse of Current
1Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Research, Rambam-Health Care Campus and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 8 HaAliya HaShniya St., POB 9602, Haifa 3109601, Israel.
Abstract:
Initial evaluation of chronic shoulder disability is a diagnostic challenge due to the anatomic complexity of the shoulder joints. For this purpose, several diagnostic tools utilizing provocative testing exist, but only a few have a reliable basis for their diagnostic value. Therefore, objectively determining the predictive value of these tests in identifying the precise anatomical source for disability-subacromial, intraarticular or other-is essential in order to proceed with further imaging evaluations for final objective diagnoses. Using validated clusters of provocative tests should improve their diagnostic values.
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