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Leonardo Comerlatto1, Alberto Braun Batista1, Natália Henz Concatto2, Ary da Silva Ungaretti Neto1, Ramiro Zilles Gonçalves1.
Abstract
Objective To evaluate the interobserver agreement of a radiologist, two hip specialist orthopedists with experience in the treatment of pelvic and acetabulum fractures, two general orthopedists, two orthopedics residents and two radiology residents regarding the diagnosis of posterior pelvic ring injuries using plain radiography. Method A cross-sectional study conducted in September 2017. The exams of 20 patients who had been treated for traumatic lesions of the posterior pelvic ring were randomly selected.. A total of nine examiners from different medical fields evaluated the plain pelvic radiographs; those were compared with computed tomography, scans, which are considered a confirmatory diagnostic criterion. Interobserver agreement was assessed using the Kappa test ( κ ) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs). Results A total of 28 lesions were found by computed tomography (23%; 95%CI: 16-32%) among all of the cases evaluated. The interobserver agreement between plain radiography and computed tomography was moderate among physicians with more experience: a radiologist ( κ = 0.461; 95%CI: 0.270-0.652), hip specialists 1 and 2 ( κ = 0.534; 95%CI: 0.348-0.721 and κ = 0.431; 95%CI: 0.235-0.627 respectively), and general orthopedists 1 and 2 ( κ = 0.497; 95%CI: 0.307-0.686 and κ = 0.449; 95%CI: 0.254-0.645 respectively). Among the orthopedics and radiology residents, the interobserver agreement was considered poor. High false negative values were found among all of the examiners, especially regarding posterior iliac fractures and sacrum fractures. Conclusion Professionals with greater experience in the field have a better ability to identify posterior pelvic ring lesions by plain radiography, but we emphasize that plain pelvic radiography was susceptible to false negative evaluations among all of the professionals assessed.Entities:
Keywords: bone fractures; medical education; radiology; traumatology
Year: 2019 PMID: 31875066 PMCID: PMC6923648 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1697014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) ISSN: 0102-3616
Fig. 1Pelvic drawing sheet for the evaluation of injury sites in the regions of the posterior pelvic ring.
Interobserver agreement of the diagnoses (by plain radiography) of lesions in the regions of the posterior pelvic ring, compared to the CT scans
| Parameters | Lesion diagnosis | CT agreement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | % | Kappa (95%CI) | |
| CT (reference) | 092 (77) | 028 (23) | ||
| Radiologist | 196 (80) | 024 (20) | 82 | 0.461 (0.270–0.652) |
| Hip specialist 1 | 100 (83) | 020 (17) | 85 | 0.534 (0.348–0.721) |
| Hip specialist 2 | 100 (83) | 020 (17) | 82 | 0.431 (0.235–0.627) |
| General orthopedist 1 | 198 (82) | 022 (18) | 83 | 0.497 (0.307–0.686) |
| General orthopedist 2 | 101 (84) | 019 (16) | 82 | 0.449 (0.254–0.645) |
| Orthopedics resident 1 | 101 (84) | 019 (16) | 81 | 0.397 (0.198–0.596) |
| Orthopedics resident 2 | 101 (84) | 019 (16) | 79 | 0.344 (0.143–0.545) |
| Radiology resident 1 | 198 (82) | 022 (18) | 78 | 0.346 (0.146–0.545) |
| Radiology resident 2 | 198 (81) | 022 (19) | 77 | 0.329 (0.130–0.529) |
Abbreviations: 95%CI, 95% confidence interval; CT, computed tomography.
Note: Data presented as frequency (%).
Fig. 2Sites evaluated on computed tomography (CT) of the regions of the posterior pelvic ring (posterior iliac, sacroiliac joint and sacrum) with or without lesions.
Fig. 3Number of posterior pelvic ring lesions by site and examiner.
Fig. 1Ficha do desenho da pelve para avaliação dos sítios de lesões nas regiões do anel pélvico posterior.
Concordância interobservador dos diagnósticos (por radiografia simples) de lesões nas regiões do anel pélvico posterior, comparados à TC
| Parâmetros | Diagnóstico de lesão | Concordância com a TC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negativo | Positivo | % | Kappa (IC95%) | |
| TC (referência) | 092 (77) | 028 (23) | ||
| Radiologista | 196 (80) | 024 (20) | 82 | 0,461 (0,270–0,652) |
| Especialista em quadril 1 | 100 (83) | 020 (17) | 85 | 0,534 (0,348–0,721) |
| Especialista em quadril 2 | 100 (83) | 020 (17) | 82 | 0,431 (0,235–0,627) |
| Ortopedista geral 1 | 198 (82) | 022 (18) | 83 | 0,497 (0,307–0,686) |
| Ortopedista geral 2 | 101 (84) | 019 (16) | 82 | 0,449 (0,254–0,645) |
| Residente de ortopedia 1 | 101 (84) | 019 (16) | 81 | 0,397 (0,198–0,596) |
| Residente de ortopedia 2 | 101 (84) | 019 (16) | 79 | 0,344 (0,143–0,545) |
| Residente de radiologia 1 | 198 (82) | 022 (18) | 78 | 0,346 (0,146–0.545) |
| Residente de radiologia 2 | 198 (81) | 022 (19) | 77 | 0,329 (0,130–0,529) |
Abreviaturas: IC95%, intervalo de confiança de 95%; TC, tomografia computadorizada.
Nota: Dados apresentados como frequência (%).
Fig. 2Sítios avaliados na tomografia computadorizada (TC) das regiões do anel pélvico posterior (ilíaco posterior, articulação sacroilíaca e sacro) com ou sem presença de lesões.
Fig. 3Número de lesões do anel pélvico posterior por sítio e examinador.