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. 2015 Jan 22;14(1):32–38. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2014.12.002

Table 3.

Responses of the 60 Practitioners to 25 Extremity Patient Vignettes and Accuracy of the Classification

Vignette Derangement (n) AD (n) CD (n) Posture (n) Spinal (n) Other (n) Accuracy (%)
1 3 0 0 0 56a 1 93
2 2 4 53a 0 0 1 88
3 60a 0 0 0 0 0 100
4 59a 0 0 0 0 1 98
5 7 5 45a 1 0 2 75
6 59a 0 1 0 0 0 98
7 1 0 0 2 57a 0 95
8 0 56a 2 0 0 2 93
9 5 15 33a 0 0 7 55
10 9 4 1 0 0 46a 77
11 5 4 45a 0 2 4 75
12 43a 6 7 0 2 2 72
13 5 1 6 0 0 48a 80
14 45a 6 8 0 0 1 75
15 60a 0 0 0 0 0 100
16 60a 0 0 0 0 0 100
17 3 5 43a 0 1 8 72
18 2 3 51a 0 0 4 85
19 0 54a 5 0 1 0 90
20 4 2 0 0 53a 1 88
21 2 1 52a 1 0 4 87
22 1 56a 2 0 1 0 93
23 1 57a 1 0 1 0 95
24 59a 0 1 0 0 0 98
25 1 55a 3 0 0 1 92

AD, articular dysfunction; CD, contractile dysfunction.

a

Indicates a correct subgroup chosen by the majority of therapists with diploma degree of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy.8