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. 2016 Apr 18;7(4):202–217. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i4.202

Table 2.

Results of studies using Functional Movement Screen™ score of 14 as a cut point to predict musculoskeletal injuries

Ref. Sample Injury definition Sensitivity Specificity +LR -LR
Kiesel et al[22] 46 male professional American football players Athletic performance injury requiring injury reserve and time loss of 3 wk 54% 91% NR NR
Chorba et al[23] 38 female Division II athletes Athletic performance injury requiring intervention 58% 74% 2.20 NR
O’Connor et al[24] 874 male Officer candidates Any injury: Physical training injury requiring intervention 45% 78% NR NR
Overuse injury: Long term repetitive energy exchange with cumulative microtrauma 12% 90% NR NR
Serious injury: Physical training injury requiring removal from training 12% 94% NR NR
Butler et al[25] 108 firefight trainees Physical training injury with time loss of 3 consecutive days 84% 62% 2.20 0.26
Warren et al[26] 195 male and females Division I athletes Athletic performance injury requiring intervention 54% 46% NR NR
Garrison et al[27] 160 male and females Division I athletes Athletic performance injury requiring intervention, and 24 h missed time or splinting, to continue participation 67% 73% 2.51 0.45
Hotta et al[28] 84 competitive male runners Physical training injury with time loss of 4 wk 73% 54% NR NR
Knapik et al[29] 1045 male and female military cadets Physical training injury 55% 49% NR NR
McGill et al[30] 53 elite police officer Back injury not due to specific acute incidents 28% 76% NR NR
All injury 42% 47% NR NR

LR: Likelihood ratio.