Pending Pathologic Fracture: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: None written.

The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Pending Pathologic Fracture are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Pre-Test Probability (Prevalence): %.	Post-Test Probability (Predictive Value): %.	Switch to display mode.
Note that calculating probabilities from more than one** finding is inherently inaccurate because findings are not independent. (For example, using two positive findings that share a common pathogenesis is likely to overestimate the true probability.)

Sensitive and Specific Findings
Finding	Result	Sensitivity	Specificity
[ + ] Mirels Score	+ 0 -	96%	94%
Score >= 8: For each Variable, scores are: Site: Upper limb (1) Lower limb (2) Peritrochanter (3) Pain: Mild (1) Moderate (2) Functional (3) Lesion: Blastic (1) Mixed (2) Lytic (3) Size <1/3 (1) 1/3–2/3 (2) >2/3 (3) Study: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003 Oct;(415 Suppl):S4-13. PMID: 14600587