Execution:
- Perform the Cross Body Adduction Test
- Perform the AC Resisted Extension / AC Shear Test
- Perform the Active Compression Test of O’Brien
Positive Outcome: Pain on top of the shoulder in the area of the AC joint (for the first two tests) and patient experiences less pain with the second testing position during the Active Compression test than in the first position
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Study |
Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ |
LR- |
| Chronopoulos et al. (2004): 3 positive out of 3 |
NA |
25 | 97 | 8.33 |
0.77 |
| Chronopoulos et al. (2004): 1 or less positive |
NA |
100 | 74 | 1.35 |
0 |
| Comment: The authors did not use a diagnosic joint block as a gold standard which introduces severe bias into this study which needs to be taken into account when interpreting the results | |||||
