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)