Posterior instability Test - Lennard Funk

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AMSTERDAM / THE NETHERLANDS www.esska-congress.org Lennard Funk Matt Owen Thomas Boulter Tanya Mackenzie 1

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Injuries to the posterior labrum are less common and more difficult to diagnose compared to anterior labral pathology. This may be in part due to difficulties in preoperative diagnosis. Posterior labral injuries cause abnormal loading of the rotator cuff with subsequent weakness. Examination using the Modified O’Briens test tightens the posterior capsule and posteriorly translates the humeral head, stressing the labrum resulting in pain and weakness. A retrospective case controlled study of 74 patients diagnosed with a posterior labral tear at arthroscopy showed 55 to have subjective weakness on performing a Modified O’Briens test, a sensitivity of 83% and a positive predictive value of 90%. At present there is no single test diagnostic of posterior labral pathology. They can often be missed on MRI scanning and also at surgery if not specifically looked for. We believe that clinically demonstrated weakness on performing a Modified O’Briens test is sensitive, with a high positive predictive value for posterior labral pathology and can help guide further treatment.

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Lennard Funk Matt Owen Thomas Boulter Tanya Mackenzie

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POSTERIOR INSTABILITY

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• Posterior instability is a relatively rare condition in the shoulder !

• Of all shoulder instabilities approximately 88-98% are anterior instabilities

!• Posterior instability can often be overlooked or missed !!!

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Lesions

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ABER Tackle Direct Impact

Neurological Lesion 32% 15%

Soft tissue Bankart 79% 33%

Bony Bankart 26% 11%

Posterior Labral Tear 11% 50%

SLAP 7% 35%

Partial Cuff Tear 32% 12%

Collision shoulder injuries

Malone, Funk, Mohammed, Ball. Shoulder injury patterns in Rugby - the Collision Shoulder. JBJS (Suppl). 2008.

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TRADITIONAL TESTS

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Specificity Sensitivity Notes Reference

Posterior Drawer Test

No data

Load & Shift 100% 14% For Laxity Gerber & Ganz. JBJSB. 1984

Posterior Apprehension

99% 20% Jia et al. JBJSA. 2009

Jerk Test 85% 90% posteroinf. labral tear

Kim et al. AJSM. 2004

Kim Test 95% 80% posteroinf. labral tear

Kim et al. CORR. 1993

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• The Jerk Test has only been shown to be selective in detecting a postero-inferior labral lesion

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• None of the others have been shown to have good clinical diagnostic value

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MODIFIED O’BRIEN’S TEST (MOB) WRIGHTINGTON POSTERIOR INSTABILITY TEST (WPIT)

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• Conducted in a similar manner to that initially described by O’Brien

• Patient asked to forward flex the affected arm 90° with the elbow in full extension.

• Adduct the arm fully, medial to the sagittal plane of the body. • Internally rotate so that the thumb points downward. • The examiner then applies a downward force to the arm being

resisted by the patient. • The test is considered positive with objective weakness

observed by the examiner when downward force on the arm resulted in loss of forward flexion from 90°.

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MODIFIED O’BRIEN’S TEST (MOB) WRIGHTINGTON POSTERIOR INSTABILITY TEST (WPIT)

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MECHANISM:

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MODIFIED O’BRIEN’S TEST (MOB) WRIGHTINGTON POSTERIOR INSTABILITY TEST (WPIT)

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AIMS

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!• How sensitive and specific is the new MOB test at correctly

diagnosing posterior instability? !

• How does the new MOB test compare to the tests already available?

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METHODS

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• Retrospective study !

• 74 patients seen over a 3 year period with traumatic instability !

• All clinical tests recorded. !

• The imaging and surgical findings were then recorded and compared to the MOB test findings !

• Patients with surgical findings consistent with a diagnosis of posterior instability (according to the lesions previously mentioned) and a positive MOB test formed the true positive group and vice versa

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RESULTS

• Included All arthroscopic stabilisations, incl. anterior • n = 74

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Post lesion present

Post lesion absent

MOB +ve 55 6 PPV 90%

MOB -ve 11 2 NPV 15%

Sensitivity 83%

Specificity 25%

N=74

Owen, Mackenzie, Boulter, Funk, 2014

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DISCUSSION

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• High sensitivity and PPV values shows that the test is accurate at detecting the presence of posterior instability !

• Unlikely to have a missed diagnosis, high confidence in your diagnosis.

!• Low specificity and NPV values however mean that the

test is unreliable in patients with no posterior instability !• Benefit is in conjunction with tests with high specificity

(i.e. Posterior Apprehension test) !

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POSTERIOR INSTABILITY TESTS

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Specificity Sensitivity Notes Reference

Posterior Drawer Test

No data

Load & Shift 100% 14% For Laxity Gerber & Ganz. JBJSB. 1984

Posterior Apprehension

99% 20% Jia et al. JBJSA. 2009

Jerk Test 85% 90% posteroinf. labral tear

Kim et al. AJSM. 2004

Kim Test 95% 80% posteroinf. labral tear

Kim et al. CORR. 1993

MOB/WPIT 25% 83% Muscular Athletes

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CONCLUSIONS

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MOB test has promise !MOB test could be used to help confirm a diagnosis of posterior instability and better guide management from there !This could mean that this test in combination with more specific tests could be considered as a effective method of diagnosing posterior instability clinically !!