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Forward Bending in Supine Test: Diagnostic Accuracy for Acute Vertebral Fragility Fracture
Despite its high incidence rate, vertebral fragility fracture (VFF) is frequently underdiagnosed due to the absence of marked symptoms. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of our suggested physical examinations and compared them with that of plain radiographs. Patients over 65 years of age...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9318760/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35885742 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071215 |
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author | Jung, Chan-Woo Lee, Jeongik Ham, Dae-Woong Kang, Hyun Chang, Dong-Gune Kim, Youngbae B. Ahn, Young-Joon Shim, Joo Hyun Song, Kwang-Sup |
author_facet | Jung, Chan-Woo Lee, Jeongik Ham, Dae-Woong Kang, Hyun Chang, Dong-Gune Kim, Youngbae B. Ahn, Young-Joon Shim, Joo Hyun Song, Kwang-Sup |
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description | Despite its high incidence rate, vertebral fragility fracture (VFF) is frequently underdiagnosed due to the absence of marked symptoms. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of our suggested physical examinations and compared them with that of plain radiographs. Patients over 65 years of age with sudden back pain within the preceding 3 weeks were enrolled. Physical examinations in three different positions and a closed-fist percussion test were performed, and the presence of VFF was evaluated through confirmatory radiographic tools. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of each physical examination and compared them with the interpretation of plain radiographs and examined the patient-reported pain locations based on the VFF level. A total of 179 patients were enrolled. The forward bending in supine (FB-SU) test demonstrated superior diagnostic values (sensitivity: 90.6%, specificity: 71.2%), which outperformed those of plain radiographs (sensitivity: 68.9%, specificity: 71.9%). The location of patient-reported pain was generally close to or lower than the index fracture level. FB-SU showed the highest diagnostic accuracy and was more valuable than plain radiographs in diagnosing acute VFF. FB-SU is a simple and affordable screening test. If positive, physicians should highly suspect VFF even when based on vague evidence of acute fracture provided by plain radiographs. |
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spelling | pubmed-93187602022-07-27 Forward Bending in Supine Test: Diagnostic Accuracy for Acute Vertebral Fragility Fracture Jung, Chan-Woo Lee, Jeongik Ham, Dae-Woong Kang, Hyun Chang, Dong-Gune Kim, Youngbae B. Ahn, Young-Joon Shim, Joo Hyun Song, Kwang-Sup Healthcare (Basel) Article Despite its high incidence rate, vertebral fragility fracture (VFF) is frequently underdiagnosed due to the absence of marked symptoms. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of our suggested physical examinations and compared them with that of plain radiographs. Patients over 65 years of age with sudden back pain within the preceding 3 weeks were enrolled. Physical examinations in three different positions and a closed-fist percussion test were performed, and the presence of VFF was evaluated through confirmatory radiographic tools. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of each physical examination and compared them with the interpretation of plain radiographs and examined the patient-reported pain locations based on the VFF level. A total of 179 patients were enrolled. The forward bending in supine (FB-SU) test demonstrated superior diagnostic values (sensitivity: 90.6%, specificity: 71.2%), which outperformed those of plain radiographs (sensitivity: 68.9%, specificity: 71.9%). The location of patient-reported pain was generally close to or lower than the index fracture level. FB-SU showed the highest diagnostic accuracy and was more valuable than plain radiographs in diagnosing acute VFF. FB-SU is a simple and affordable screening test. If positive, physicians should highly suspect VFF even when based on vague evidence of acute fracture provided by plain radiographs. MDPI 2022-06-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9318760/ /pubmed/35885742 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071215 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Jung, Chan-Woo Lee, Jeongik Ham, Dae-Woong Kang, Hyun Chang, Dong-Gune Kim, Youngbae B. Ahn, Young-Joon Shim, Joo Hyun Song, Kwang-Sup Forward Bending in Supine Test: Diagnostic Accuracy for Acute Vertebral Fragility Fracture |
title | Forward Bending in Supine Test: Diagnostic Accuracy for Acute Vertebral Fragility Fracture |
title_full | Forward Bending in Supine Test: Diagnostic Accuracy for Acute Vertebral Fragility Fracture |
title_fullStr | Forward Bending in Supine Test: Diagnostic Accuracy for Acute Vertebral Fragility Fracture |
title_full_unstemmed | Forward Bending in Supine Test: Diagnostic Accuracy for Acute Vertebral Fragility Fracture |
title_short | Forward Bending in Supine Test: Diagnostic Accuracy for Acute Vertebral Fragility Fracture |
title_sort | forward bending in supine test: diagnostic accuracy for acute vertebral fragility fracture |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9318760/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35885742 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071215 |
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