Jordan R Davis1, Jacqueline L Yurgil2, Peter H Van Geertruyden3, Jefferson W Jex4, Syed I Ahmed5, Hind A Beydoun6, Paul Clark7,3. 1. Department of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, 78234, USA. jordan.r.davis23.mil@mail.mil. 2. Department of Sports and Family Medicine, Offutt Air Force Base, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Offutt AFB, Omaha, NE, 68123, USA. 3. Department of Radiology, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060, USA. 4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA. 5. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060, USA. 6. Department of Research Programs, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060, USA. 7. Department of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, 78234, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Trochlear dysplasia (TD) is a key predisposing risk factor for patellar instability (PI) and lateral patellar dislocation (LPD) injuries. It is useful to understand the reliability of radiographic findings of TD and the accuracy of knee radiographs in diagnosing patients with recent LPD. PURPOSE: The purposes of our study are to evaluate the inter-rater reliability of specific radiographic signs of PI and staging of TD between radiologists and orthopedic surgeons, and to identify which findings are associated with recent LPD. METHODS: This retrospective study comprised 336 patients aged 8 to 18 who obtained knee radiographs over a 3-year period. Two radiologists and two orthopedic surgeons, blinded to patient history, examined radiographs for indicators of PI. Using data from 19 confirmed LPD cases and 317 controls, inter-observer agreement (kappa, Pearson's correlation coefficient) was assessed, as was the odds ratio for likelihood of LPD. RESULTS: There was nearly perfect agreement between radiologists for patella-tendon ratios (Pearson's correlation coefficient 0.8377, P < 0.0001) and discrimination between normal knees and high-grade TD (kappa 0.9213, P < 0.0001). There is fair agreement between radiologists and surgeons distinguishing between normal knees and high-grade TD (kappa 0.5843, P < 0.0001). Lateral knee radiographs interpreted as high-grade TD were highly predictive of LPD (odds ratio 7.58-54.8) among all readers. CONCLUSIONS: There is high agreement between radiologists when evaluating lateral knee radiographs for signs of TD, validating the results of prior literature. Radiographic findings TD, patella alta, and effusion are variable predictors of recent LPD, greatest among patients with TD.
BACKGROUND: Trochlear dysplasia (TD) is a key predisposing risk factor for patellar instability (PI) and lateral patellar dislocation (LPD) injuries. It is useful to understand the reliability of radiographic findings of TD and the accuracy of knee radiographs in diagnosing patients with recent LPD. PURPOSE: The purposes of our study are to evaluate the inter-rater reliability of specific radiographic signs of PI and staging of TD between radiologists and orthopedic surgeons, and to identify which findings are associated with recent LPD. METHODS: This retrospective study comprised 336 patients aged 8 to 18 who obtained knee radiographs over a 3-year period. Two radiologists and two orthopedic surgeons, blinded to patient history, examined radiographs for indicators of PI. Using data from 19 confirmed LPD cases and 317 controls, inter-observer agreement (kappa, Pearson's correlation coefficient) was assessed, as was the odds ratio for likelihood of LPD. RESULTS: There was nearly perfect agreement between radiologists for patella-tendon ratios (Pearson's correlation coefficient 0.8377, P < 0.0001) and discrimination between normal knees and high-grade TD (kappa 0.9213, P < 0.0001). There is fair agreement between radiologists and surgeons distinguishing between normal knees and high-grade TD (kappa 0.5843, P < 0.0001). Lateral knee radiographs interpreted as high-grade TD were highly predictive of LPD (odds ratio 7.58-54.8) among all readers. CONCLUSIONS: There is high agreement between radiologists when evaluating lateral knee radiographs for signs of TD, validating the results of prior literature. Radiographic findings TD, patella alta, and effusion are variable predictors of recent LPD, greatest among patients with TD.
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