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Interexaminer Reliability Of Orthopaedic Special Tests Used In The Assessment Of Shoulder Pain, Angela Cadogan, Mark Laslett, Wayne Hing, Peter Mcnair, Maynard Williams

Wayne Hing

Orthopaedic special tests (OST) are commonly used in the assessment of the painful shoulder to assist to rule-in or rule-out specific pathology. A small number of tests with high levels of diagnostic accuracy have been identified but interexaminer reliability data is variable or lacking. The aim of this study was to determine the interexaminer reliability of a group of OST with demonstrated diagnostic accuracy at primary care level. Forty consecutive subjects with shoulder pain were recruited. Six tests were performed by two examiners (physiotherapists) on the same day. Tests included the active compression test, Hawkins–Kennedy test, drop-arm test, crank test, …