Psychometric Properties of the OSPRO-YF Screening Tool in Patients with Shoulder Pathology.

The Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome Yellow Flag (OSPRO-YF) is a screening tool that incorporates many important psychosocial domains into one questionnaire to reduce the burden of completing multiple questionnaires. The objectives of this study were to examine the reliability and validity of the 10-item version of the OSPRO-YF with patients with shoulder conditions. The study group consisted of injured workers with an active compensation claim for a shoulder injury.

Patient gender does not influence referral to an orthopaedic surgeon by advanced practice orthopaedic providers: a prospective observational study in Canada.

Background: The role of an advanced practice physiotherapist has been introduced in many countries to improve access to care for patients with hip and knee arthritis. Traditional models of care have shown a gender bias, with women less often referred and recommended for surgery than men. This study sought to understand if patient gender affects access to care in the clinical encounter with the advanced practice provider.

Diagnostic Value of Acromiohumeral Distance in Rotator Cuff Pathology: Implications for Advanced-Practice Physiotherapists.

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the inter-tester reliability and criterion validity of reduced acromiohumeral distance (AHD; <6 mm) visualized on plain radiographs in detecting rotator cuff (RC) pathology. The secondary objective was to examine the relationship between this radiographic feature and patient demographics and clinical examination. This was a diagnostic study of patients seen in a tertiary care centre.

Reduced acromiohumeral distance and increased critical shoulder angle: implications for primary care clinicians.

: The literature indicates that reduced acromiohumeral distance (AHD) and increased critical shoulder angle (CSA) are associated with large and massive rotator cuff (RC) tears which may not be amenable to a successful repair. The purpose of this study was to examine the overall accuracy of these two radiographic features in diagnosing significant RC pathology. : This was a diagnostic study of patients with shoulder pain.