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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of performance ratings for each discriminatory maneuver

From: Assessing musculoskeletal examination skills and diagnostic reasoning of 4th year medical students using a novel objective structured clinical exam

Region

Diagnosis: discriminatory maneuver

Inter-rater reliability (ICC)

Mean (sd) performance

Percent perfect score

Back

L5 radiculopathy (Radic): Straight leg raise

.81

1.62 (.64)

64 %

Sacroiliac dysfunction (SI): FAbER maneuver

.85

0.84 (.86)

24 %

Lumbar stenosis (LS): No maneuver

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--

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Shoulder

Rotator cuff impingement (Impingement): Jobe test OR Neer test OR Hawkin test

.69

1.58 (.56)

53 %

Glenohumeral arthritis (GH arthritis): Assessment for crepitation and pain reproduction with glenohumeral grind

.76

0.26 (.57)

4 %

Adhesive capsulitis (Ad Cap): Comparison of active versus passive range of motion

--

--

--

Knee

ACL tear (ACL): anterior drawer OR Lachman maneuver

.87

1.60 (.51)

56 %

Osteoarthritis (Knee OA) (palpation for compartmental crepitus)

.87

0.82 (.86)

29 %

Patellofemoral syndrome (PF) (patellar grind maneuver or observation for abnormal patellar tracking)

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