Trøstrup J, et al. – The effectiveness of the diagnostic musculoskeletal assessment performed by extended scope physiotherapist (ESP) compared to an orthopaedic surgeon (OS) was evaluated in this study. The results obtained from this systematic review suggested that diagnostic assessments performed by ESP could be as helpful as or even better than assessment performed by OSs in terms diagnostic agreement, costs and satisfaction. It was noted that the methodological quality was generally too low to determine the clear effectiveness of ESP assessment, and more high–quality studies are required.