title: [The value of the anamnesis for the probability diagnosis of shoulder pain].
abstract: The response to pain of the shoulder in different diseases and injuries in this joint is uniform and this is of very little help in recognizing the cause. A detailed case history is useful in delineating the differential diagnosis. We have therefore developed a questionnaire consisting of 55 specifically aimed questions to these case histories. The acquired information was specifically rated for the 24 most frequent shoulderillnesses/injuries, and integrated in a computer program. In 55.4% of the cases the computer predicted the correct diagnosis and in 80% of the cases the right diagnosis was suggested amongst the first 3 preferences of the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Kiel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gärtner
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Blauth
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hahne
mesh_terms: D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011336:Probability; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Die Bedeutung der Anamnese für die Wahrscheinlichkeitsdiagnose von Schulterschmerzen.