Diagnostic Validity of Patient-Reported History for Shoulder Pathology

Objective  The purpose of this article is to determine whether patient-reported history items are predictive of shoulder pathology and have the potential for use in triaging patients with shoulder pathology to orthopaedic outpatient clinics. Setting  It is set at two tertiary orthopaedic clinics. Patients  All new patients reporting pain and/or disability of the shoulder joint were prospectively recruited. A total of 193 patients were enrolled, …