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Royal London Hospital Test
Summary
What it measures:
Measures pain in patients with Achilles tendinopathy
Target Population:
People with Achilles tendinopathy
When 3 tests are combined (tendon palpation, the painful arc sign, and the Royal London Hospital test), the overall sensitivity was 0.586 (confidence interval [CI], 0.469-0.741), and the overall specificity was 0.833 (CI, 0.758-0.889).
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Date: January 10, 2013
Contact: practice@apta.org
Content Type: Test & Measure
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