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Table 9 Diagnostic utility of SAR in "idiopathic" scoliosis

From: The utility of superficial abdominal reflex in the initial diagnosis of scoliosis: a retrospective review of clinical characteristics of scoliosis with syringomyelia

 

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

N

Inoue (2004) *

34

97

71

87

250

Saifuddin (2005) *

22

90

25

89

73

Present study

89

95

80

98

55

  1. N, number of patients; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; SAR, superficial abdominal reflex * Abnormal SAR means asymmetry
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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders

ISSN: 2397-1789

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