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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Rheumatol. 2014 Jun 15;41(8):1695–1702. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.131555

APPENDIX 4.

Sensitivity when including mixed damage in the isolated PFJ damage group and specificity if mixed damage included in the none/isolated PFJ damage group.

Sensitivity (Including Mixed) Specificity (Including Mixed)
AKP Any 55 50
Isolated 22 82
Max pain with stairs (up or down) (≥ min) 79 24
(≥ mod) 38 65
Pain going up stairs (≥ min) 74 28
(≥ mod) 33 70
Pain going down stairs (≥ min) 71 31
(≥ mod) 31 74
Absence of pain walking on level ground (≥ min) 56 45
(≥ mod) 90 13
Any AKP + max pain with stairs (≥ min) 48 58
(≥ mod) 24 81
Any AKP + absence of pain walking on level ground (≥ min) 29 73
(≥ mod) 49 57
Isolated AKP + max pain with stairs (≥ min) 17 86
(≥ mod) 6 97
Isolated AKP + absence of pain walking on level ground (≥ min) 16 86
(≥ mod) 20 83

AKP: anterior knee pain; max: maximum; min: minimal; mod: moderate.