Accuracy of the diagnostic tests of the hand and fingers
| Author (year) | Index test 1 | Reference test | Trauma | Se (%) (95% CI) | Sp (%) (95% CI) | Accuracy (%) (95% CI) | PPV (%) (95% CI) | NPV (%) (95% CI) |
| Lutsky et al28 (2014) | MRI (open,1.5 T or 3 T) | Surgical findings | Collateral ligament tears of the MPJ of the fingers | 64 | ∞ | 64 | 100 | ∞ |
| Guntern et al29 (2007) | Clinical examination | MRI (3 T) | A2 pulley lesion | 88 | 100 | 88 | 100 | 95 |
| Klauser et al43 (2002) | US (12 MHz) | MRI (1.5 T) (and surgical findings, n=7) | Finger pulley injuries | 98 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 97 |
| Lee et al44 (2000) | US (10–5 MHz) | Surgical findings | Flexor tendon injuries | 90 | ||||
| Zhang et al45 (2012) | US (10 MHz) | Surgical findings | Flexor tendon injuries | 100 | ||||
| History and clinical examination | 34 | |||||||
| Mahajan et al39 (2016) | Clinical examination | MRI (1.5 T) | UCL injuries | 91 | 75 | 87 | 91 | 75 |
| Shekarchi et al38 (2017) | US | MRI | UCL of the thumb | 71 (30 to 95) | 85 (54 to 97) | 80 | 71 (30 to 95) | 85 (54 to 97) |
MPJ, metacarpophalangeal joint; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; Se, sensitivity; Sp, specificity; UCL, ulnar collateral ligament; US, ultrasonography.