Diagnostic Validity of Criteria for Sacroiliac Joint Pain: A Systematic Review

Journal of Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 354-368

  Szadek, Karolina M ^a   van der Wurff, Peter ^b   van Tulder, Maurits W ^c   Zuurmond, Wouter W ^a   Perez, Roberto S G M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

diagnostic vaidity; joint infiltration; pain pattern; provocation test; Sacroiliac joint pain; systemic review

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; COMPRESSION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE TEST; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACROILIITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

ARTHRALGIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACROILIAC JOINT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 62949131373     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.09.014     Document Type: Review

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