Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Orthop. Apr 18, 2016; 7(4): 202-217
Published online Apr 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i4.202
Table 2 Results of studies using Functional Movement Screen™ score of 14 as a cut point to predict musculoskeletal injuries
Ref.SampleInjury definitionSensitivitySpecificity+LR-LR
Kiesel et al[22]46 male professional American football playersAthletic performance injury requiring injury reserve and time loss of 3 wk54%91%NRNR
Chorba et al[23]38 female Division II athletesAthletic performance injury requiring intervention58%74%2.20NR
O’Connor et al[24]874 male Officer candidatesAny injury: Physical training injury requiring intervention45%78%NRNR
Overuse injury: Long term repetitive energy exchange with cumulative microtrauma12%90%NRNR
Serious injury: Physical training injury requiring removal from training12%94%NRNR
Butler et al[25]108 firefight traineesPhysical training injury with time loss of 3 consecutive days84%62%2.200.26
Warren et al[26]195 male and females Division I athletesAthletic performance injury requiring intervention54%46%NRNR
Garrison et al[27]160 male and females Division I athletesAthletic performance injury requiring intervention, and 24 h missed time or splinting, to continue participation67%73%2.510.45
Hotta et al[28]84 competitive male runnersPhysical training injury with time loss of 4 wk73%54%NRNR
Knapik et al[29]1045 male and female military cadetsPhysical training injury55%49%NRNR
McGill et al[30]53 elite police officerBack injury not due to specific acute incidents28%76%NRNR
All injury42%47%NRNR