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Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive value, and accuracy values for each knee quadrant. The values are expressed in percentage (CI95% in brackets)

From: Percussion test: description and diagnostic accuracy of a new manual test for bone marrow edema of the knee

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

Medial femoral condyle

64.2 (44.6–83.7)

87.3 (82.2–92.4)

61.8 (49.0–74.7)

88.3 (83.4–93.3)

81.6 (75.9–86.6)

Lateral femoral condyle

60.6 (40.6–80.6)

94.6 (91.3–97.9)

66.7 (49.8–83.5)

93.1 (89.8–96.7)

89.4 (84.6–93.2)

Medial tibial plateau

79.5 (63.0–96.0)

85.7 (80.0–91.5)

75.6 (66.3–84.9)

88.2 (82.8–93.7)

83.5 (77.8–88.2)

Lateral tibial plateau

60.5 (40.5–80.4)

96.0 (93.1–98.9)

78.8 (64.9–92.7)

90.8 (86.6–95.0)

89.0

(84.1–92.8)