Development of a clinical prediction rule for diagnosing hip osteoarthritis in individuals with unilateral hip pain.

摘要: Study Design Prospective cohort/predictive validity study. Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of common clinical examination items and to construct a preliminary prediction rule for diagnosing hip osteoarthritis (OA) in individuals with unilateral pain. Background The current gold standard diagnosis OA is standing anteroposterior (AP) radiograph pelvis. Other than Altman's criteria, little research has been done findings OA. Methods Measures Seventy two subjects completed Each subject received standardized history, physical examination, AP Subjects Kellgren Lawrence score 2 or higher based on radiographs were considered have definitive Likelihood ratios (LRs) computed which most Potential predictor variables entered into ...