Table 5: Accuracy of x-ray signs; displaying sensitivity and specificity.
Test |
Sensitivity (95% confidence interval) |
Sensitivity (95% confidence interval) |
Kager’s sign (K) |
84.8 (77.1 - 90.1) |
71.9 (62.6 - 79.7) |
Disruption (D) |
48.6 (40.0 - 57.2) |
97.4 (92.0 - 99.3) |
Loss of parallelism (P) |
70.0 (61.0 - 77.0) |
96.5 (90.7 - 99.9) |
Fusiform (F) |
53.6 (45.0 - 62.1) |
94.7 (88.4 - 96.1) |