Should the Elbow Extension Test Be Used to Rule Out Bony Injury? Key point: Full elbow extension had a negative predictive value for fracture of 98.4% in adults and 95.8% in children. Citation: Appelboam A, Reuben AD, Benger JR, et al. Elbow extension test to rule out elbow fracture: Multicentre, prospective validation and observational study of diagnostic accuracy in adults and children. BMJ. 2008; 337: a2428. The objective of this study was to determine whether …
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