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Patellar tilt and squatting tests indicate a greater trend towards PFPS

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July 2014

Patellar tilt and squatting tests indicate a greater trend towards PFPS

Vol: 3| Issue: 7| Number:47| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta-analysis/Systematic Review
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Clinical test for diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome: Systematic review with meta-analysis

Phys Ther Sport. 2013 Feb;14(1):54-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2012.11.003. Epub 2012 Dec 8

Contributing Authors:
GS Nunes EL Stapait MH Kirsten M de Noronha GM Santos

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5 studies, representing 25 tests to diagnose patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), were selected in this meta-analysis/systematic review. To observe the accuracy of clinical and functional tests in determining the presence of PFPS in affected individuals, the tests were evaluated based on sensibility, specificity, positive (LR+) and negative (LR-) likehood ratios, and predictive values. It was obse...

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