Table 3.
Sensitivity and specificity of orthopaedic tests for SI pain/dysfunction
| Authors | No. of Subjects | Test | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | QUADAS Score |
| Laslett et al [8] | 48 | SI Compression | 91 | 83 | |
| SI Distraction | 91 | 83 | |||
| Thigh Thrust | 91 | 83 | 12 | ||
| Gaenslen | 91 | 83 | |||
| Sacral Thrust | 91 | 83 | |||
| Laslett et al [9] | 48 | SI Compression | 69 | 69 | |
| SI Distraction | 60 | 81 | |||
| Thigh Thrust | 88 | 69 | 11 | ||
| Gaenslen | 53 | 71 | |||
| Sacral Thrust | 63 | 75 | |||
| Broadhurst & Bond [11] | 40 | Fabere | 77* | 50** | |
| Posterior Shear | 80* | 69** | 7 | ||
| Resisted Abduction | 87* | 65** | |||
| Dreyfuss et al [13] | 85 | Gillet | 43 | 68 | |
| Fabere | 69 | 16 | 10 | ||
| Gaenslen | 71 | 26 | |||
| Thigh Thrust | 36 | 50 | |||
| Leboeuf [18] | 68 | Fabere | 10 | 86 | |
| SI Aggravation | 20 | 59 | |||
| Ely | 44 | 83 | 6 | ||
| Yoeman | 46 | 72 | |||
| Sacral Base Spring | 33 | 59 | |||
* = based on at least 70% reduction in pain, ** = based on at least 90% reduction in pain