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. 2021 Oct 11;9(10):23259671211035106. doi: 10.1177/23259671211035106

Table 5.

Comparison of US Diagnostic Values for Supraspinatus Tears Between the First and Second Halves of the Study Period a

Full-Thickness Tear Partial-Thickness Tear
2010-2015 2016-2020 2010-2015 2016-2020
No. of studies (shoulders) 11 (707) 6 (809) 9 (515) 6 (892)
Diagnostic values
 Diagnostic accuracy 0.92 (0.67-0.97) 0.97 (0.81-0.99) 0.79 (0.45-0.90) 0.91 (0.79-0.93)
 Sensitivity 0.88 (0.50-0.96) 0.91 (0.77-1.00) 0.71 (0.08-1.00) 0.64 (0.23-0.95)
 Specificity 0.93 (0.74-1.00) 0.95 (0.59-1.00) 0.82 (0.56-0.89) 0.92 (0.69-0.96)
 NPV 0.91 (0.64-0.98) 0.89 (0.73-1.00) 0.86 (0.78-1.00) 0.92 (0.57-0.97)
 PPV 0.89 (0.67-1.00) 0.91 (0.77-1.00) 0.44 (0.10-0.82) 0.70 (0.21-0.93)

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