Study | Test | Number of patients | LR+ | LR− | Probability of meniscal injury if test is positive* | Probability of meniscal injury if test is negative* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith, et al.2 | Thessaly | 490 | 5.6 | 0.28 | 38.3% | 3% |
McMurray | 1,234 | 3.2 | 0.52 | 26.2% | 5.5% | |
Snoeker, et al.3 | Thessaly† | 121 | 1.07 | 0.88 | 10.7% | 8.9% |
0.91 | 1.12 | 9.2% | 11.1% | |||
Goossens, et al.4 | Thessaly | 593 | 1.37 | 0.68 | 13.1% | 7.0% |
McMurray | 1.27 | 0.67 | 12.4% | 6.9% | ||
Blyth, et al.5 | Thessaly (primary care) | 282 | 1.08 | 0.87 | 10.7% | 8.8% |
McMurray (primary care) | 1.33 | 0.74 | 12.9% | 7.6% | ||
Thessaly (musculoskeletal clinicians) | 1.38 | 0.691 | 13.3% | 7.1% | ||
McMurray (musculoskeletal clinicians) | 1.72 | 0.50 | 15.9% | 5.3% |