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Probe-to-Bone Test
Aka: Probe-to-Bone Test- Indications
- Evaluation for Osteomyelitis
- Most commonly indicated in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Technique
- Insert sterile blunt probe into ulcerated lesion
- Positive test: probe contacts bone
- Suggests Osteomyelitis
- Efficacy: Diabetes Mellitus pedal ulcers
- Test Sensitivity: 66%
- Test Specificity: 85%
- Positive Predictive Value: 57-89%
- Negative Predictive Value: 56%
- References