Historical information obtained by the two clinicians by use of the standardised questionnaire (number indicates percentage positive) and the agreement between observers (κ and asymptotic standard error)
Rheumatologist | Orthopaedic surgeon | Agreement | |
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Mechanism of symptom start | |||
Trauma with acute pain | 40 | 40 | 0.75 (0.07) |
Dislocation | 2 | 2 | 0.49 (0.35) |
Fall on stretched arm | 6 | 7 | 0.90 (0.21) |
Fall on the shoulder | 15 | 10 | 0.58 (0.14) |
Heavy load/pull/throw | 18 | 8 | 0.39 (0.14) |
Repeated loads | 36 | 49 | 0.51 (0.08) |
Activity over the shoulder | 20 | 23 | 0.62 (0.11) |
Where do you feel the pain? | |||
Deep in the shoulder | 62 | 72 | 0.15 (0.08) |
Shoulder upper side | 21 | 60 | 0.09 (0.07) |
In front of the shoulder | 30 | 42 | 0.15 (0.08) |
In back of the shoulder | 28 | 24 | 0.49 (0.10) |
At the clavicle | 3 | 10 | 0.30 (0.20) |
Neck | 13 | 8 | 0.38 (0.16) |
Upper arm anterior | 15 | 17 | 0.40 (0.12) |
Upper arm lateral | 35 | 47 | 0.69 (0.08) |
Upper arm posterior | 8 | 7 | 0.42 (0.19) |
Elbow/forearm/hand | 16 | 17 | 0.71 (0.12) |
Axillary region | 2 | 1 | −0.02 (0.40) |
Symptom description | |||
Pain by lifting/throwing | 87 | 92 | 0.26 (0.16) |
Dead-arm syndrome throwing | 14 | 13 | 0.55 (0.14) |
Feeling of locking of the shoulder | 20 | 16 | 0.57 (0.12) |
Resting pain | 64 | 66 | 0.54 (0.08) |
Nocturnal pain | 74 | 76 | 0.72 (0.10) |