Table 5 Diagnostic accuracy of tendon reflex tests
Author (year) | Reference standard | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | + LR | - LR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patella reflex Suri et al. (2010) [15] | MRI | 0.32 (0.31-0.53) | 0.90 (0.89-0.95) | 3.2 | 1.3 |
Iversen et al. (2013) | MRI & CT | 0.67 (0.21-0.94) | 0.83 (0.75-0.89) | 4.0 | 2.5 |
Coster et al. (2010) [7] | EMG | 0.18 (0.10-0.18) | 0.66 (0.58-0.71) | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Achilles reflex Albeck (1996) [13] | Surgery | 0.61 (0.47-0.73) | 0.63 (0.38-0.84) | 1.8 | 1.6 |
Vroomen et al. (2002) [10] | MRI | 0.14 (0.09-0.21) | 0.93 (0.87-0.97) | 2.0 | 1.1 |
Suri et al. (2011) [21] | MRI | 0.33 (0.13-0.59) | 0.91 (0.77-0.98) | 3.7 | 1.4 |
Iversen et al. (2013) | MRI & CT | 0.67 (0.21-0.94) | 0.60 (0.51-0.69) | 1.7 | 1.8 |