Andrea B Rosskopf1,2, Reto Sutter3,4, Christian W A Pfirrmann3,4, Florian M Buck3,4. 1. Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland. andrea.rosskopf@balgrist.ch. 2. Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. andrea.rosskopf@balgrist.ch. 3. Radiology, Balgrist University Hospital, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland. 4. Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test a 3D-hindfoot alignment (HA) measurement technique based on low-dose biplanar radiographs (BPRs) in a clinical setting and compare the results with 2D-HA measurements on long axial view radiographs (LARs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective study was approved by the local institutional review board. HA measurements on 3D-BPR and 2D-LAR of 50 patients (29 female; mean age 47 ± 16.6 years) were compared (positive values = valgus; negative values = varus). Two independent musculoskeletal radiologists (readers 1 and 2) performed 3D-HA measurements on BPR using a custom-made MATLAB code and measured HA on LAR during two separate readout sessions. Descriptive statistics and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated, and Bland-Altman plots were used for intermethod comparison. RESULTS: Using BPRs, HA was 0.8° ± 9.°1 (range, -20.2 to 20.0) for reader 1, and 0.7° ± 9.5° (range, -21.2 to 18.3) for reader 2. HA on LARs was -2.0 ° ± 7.0° (range, -27.0° to 11.1°) for reader 1 and - 1.7° ± 7.0° (range, -24.1° to 14.3°) for reader 2. Interreader agreement for measurements was excellent, both for BPRs (ICC = 0.992; 95% CI:0.986-0.995) and LAR measurements (ICC = 0.962; 95% CI:0.932-0.978). Mean difference between the two methods was -2.43° (range, -29.4° to 25.6°) for reader 1 and -2.6° (range,-28.7° to 30.2°) for reader 2. On Bland-Altman plots, three measurements of reader 1 and six measurements of reader 2 were outside of the ±1.96 SD interval. CONCLUSION: Hindfoot alignment measurements on 3D-BPR have an excellent interreader agreement in a clinical setting. Large measurement errors can occur in individual patients using 2D-LAR alone. Therefore, we suggest using 3D-BPR measurements in daily routine for the assessment of HA, which are independent of rotational foot malpositioning.
OBJECTIVE: To test a 3D-hindfoot alignment (HA) measurement technique based on low-dose biplanar radiographs (BPRs) in a clinical setting and compare the results with 2D-HA measurements on long axial view radiographs (LARs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective study was approved by the local institutional review board. HA measurements on 3D-BPR and 2D-LAR of 50 patients (29 female; mean age 47 ± 16.6 years) were compared (positive values = valgus; negative values = varus). Two independent musculoskeletal radiologists (readers 1 and 2) performed 3D-HA measurements on BPR using a custom-made MATLAB code and measured HA on LAR during two separate readout sessions. Descriptive statistics and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated, and Bland-Altman plots were used for intermethod comparison. RESULTS: Using BPRs, HA was 0.8° ± 9.°1 (range, -20.2 to 20.0) for reader 1, and 0.7° ± 9.5° (range, -21.2 to 18.3) for reader 2. HA on LARs was -2.0 ° ± 7.0° (range, -27.0° to 11.1°) for reader 1 and - 1.7° ± 7.0° (range, -24.1° to 14.3°) for reader 2. Interreader agreement for measurements was excellent, both for BPRs (ICC = 0.992; 95% CI:0.986-0.995) and LAR measurements (ICC = 0.962; 95% CI:0.932-0.978). Mean difference between the two methods was -2.43° (range, -29.4° to 25.6°) for reader 1 and -2.6° (range,-28.7° to 30.2°) for reader 2. On Bland-Altman plots, three measurements of reader 1 and six measurements of reader 2 were outside of the ±1.96 SD interval. CONCLUSION: Hindfoot alignment measurements on 3D-BPR have an excellent interreader agreement in a clinical setting. Large measurement errors can occur in individual patients using 2D-LAR alone. Therefore, we suggest using 3D-BPR measurements in daily routine for the assessment of HA, which are independent of rotational foot malpositioning.
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Keywords:
Alignment; Ankle; Biplanar radiographs; Hindfoot; Long axial view
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