Table 3.

Ultrasound Diagnostic Values for Any-Sized Tear and for Partial- vs Full-Thickness Supraspinatus Tears ^a

	Any-Sized Rotator Cuff or Biceps Tear			Partial- vs Full-Thickness Supraspinatus Tears
	Supraspinatus	Subscapularis	Biceps	Full Thickness	Partial Thickness
No. of studies (shoulders)	17 (1448)	3 (425)	3 (282)	17 (1516)	15 (1407)
Diagnostic values
Diagnostic accuracy	0.83 (0.66-0.97)	0.76 (0.68-0.80)	0.93 (0.88-0.97)	0.93 (0.67-0.97)	0.81 (0.45-0.93)
Sensitivity	0.89 (0.70-1.00)	0.30 (0.13-0.39)	0.61 (0.58-0.80)	0.88 (0.50-0.96)	0.65 (0.08-1.00)
Specificity	0.73 (0.29-1.00)	0.97 (0.93-1.00)	0.99 (0.98-1.00)	0.93 (0.59-1.00)	0.86 (0.56-0.96)
NPV	0.80 (0.11-1.00)	0.76 (0.68-0.78)	0.94 (0.86-0.99)	0.91 (0.64-0.98)	0.91 (0.57-1.00)
PPV	0.93 (0.61-1.00)	0.73 (0.67-1.00)	0.92 (0.67-1.00)	0.89 (0.67-1.00)	0.68 (0.10-0.93)

^a Diagnostic values are reported as median (range). NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.