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Rakhra KS. CORR Insights®: Is Quantitative Radiographic Measurement of Acetabular Version Reliable in Anteverted and Retroverted Hips? Clin Orthop Relat Res 2024:00003086-990000000-01694. [PMID: 39146011 DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000003208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Kawan S Rakhra
- Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Medical Imaging Department, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Murphy MP, Killen CJ, Winfrey SR, Schmitt DR, Hopkinson WJ, Wu K, Brown NM. Artificial Intelligence Autonomously Measures Cup Orientation, Corrects for Pelvis Orientation, and Identifies Retroversion From Antero-Posterior Pelvis Radiographs. J Arthroplasty 2023; 38:S319-S323. [PMID: 36893991 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.02.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Measuring cup orientation is time consuming and inaccurate, but orientation influences the risk of impingement and dislocation following total hip arthroplasty (THA). This study designed an artificial intelligence (AI) program to autonomously determine cup orientation, correct for pelvis orientation, and identify cup retroversion from an antero-posterior pelvic radiographs. METHODS There were 2,945 patients between 2012 and 2019 identified to have 504 computed tomographic (CT) scans of their THA. A 3-dimensional (3D) reconstruction was performed on all CTs, where cup orientation was measured relative to the anterior pelvic plane. Patients were randomly allocated to training (4,000 x-rays), validation (511 x-rays), and testing (690 x-rays) groups. Data augmentation was applied to the training set (n = 4,000,000) to increase model robustness. Statistical analyses were performed only on the test group in their accuracy with CT measurements. RESULTS AI predictions averaged 0.22 ± 0.03 seconds to run on a given radiograph. Pearson correlation coefficient was 0.976 and 0.984 for AI measurements with CT, while hand measurements were 0.650 and 0.687 for anteversion and inclination, respectively. The AI measurements more closely represented CT scans when compared to hand measurements (P < .001). Measurements averaged 0.04 ± 2.21°, 0.14 ± 1.66°, -0.31 ± 8.35°, and 6.48° ± 7.43° from CT measurements for AI anteversion, AI inclination, hand anteversion, and hand inclination, respectively. AI predictions identified 17 radiographs as retroverted with 100.0% accuracy (total retroverted, n = 45). CONCLUSION The AI algorithms may correct for pelvis orientation when measuring cup orientation on radiographs, outperform hand measurements, and may be implemented in a timely fashion. This is the first method to identify a retroverted cup from a single AP radiograph.
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- Michael P Murphy
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
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Zhang W, Xu J, Li D, Sun H, Cai Z, Chen M, Ma R. Reliability and Validity of Standing Lateral Radiograph Method for Measuring Acetabular Component Version: A Modified Cross-table Lateral Radiograph Method. Orthop Surg 2022; 14:1622-1629. [PMID: 35711111 PMCID: PMC9363715 DOI: 10.1111/os.13373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of the X-ray incidence angle on cup version measurements and the reliability and validity of standing lateral (SL) radiography for measuring cup versions. METHODS Cup versions under different X-ray incidence angles were investigated by the 3D simulation analysis. Ninety-three patients, who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) with postoperative SL radiographs and CT scans between April 2020 and December 2021, were retrospectively analyzed. SL radiography was taken under naturally standing position, correcting for the measurement error of pelvic tilt in cross-table lateral (CL) radiography. Cup versions were measured on SL radiographs and CT images by two qualified orthopedic physicians. The intra- and inter-observer reliabilities were assessed by intra-class correlation coefficient. The consistency between radiographic and CT measurements was evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficient. RESULTS No significant differences in cup version measurements were observed between groups of different X-ray incidence angles (P = 0.663) in the 3D simulation analysis. All measurements had excellent intra- and inter-observer reliabilities, with an intraclass correlation coefficient of >0.95. Mean cup version measurements from SL radiographs correlated well with those from CT scans (r = 0.853, P < 0.001). The mean difference between radiographic and CT measurements was -0.49° (range -12.62° to 10.37°, SD 3.95°), and the majority of differences were within the 95% limits of agreement. CONCLUSION The cup versions measured with SL radiography were close to the CT measurements. SL radiograph method is reliable and valid for measuring acetabular component version after THA.
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- Wenhui Zhang
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Goyal T, Paul S, Choudhury AK, Gupta T. Assessment of Acetabular Component Anteversion after Total Hip Arthroplasty: Comparison of Anteroposterior and Cross-Table Lateral Radiographs with Computed Tomography Scans. Clin Orthop Surg 2021; 13:329-335. [PMID: 34484625 PMCID: PMC8380526 DOI: 10.4055/cios20274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Several methods of measurement of anteversion of acetabular components after total hip arthroplasty (THA) have been described in the literature using plain radiographs or computed tomography (CT) scans. None of these have proved to be the gold standard. We aimed to study the correlation between the CT and radiographic methods of calculation of acetabulum anteversion. Methods CT scans of the pelvis, anteroposterior (AP) and cross-table lateral (CL) radiographs were obtained in 60 patients who underwent THA two weeks after surgery. Anteversion was measured using Widmer method and Liaw method on AP radiographs, and the ischiolateral method on CL radiographs. Anteversion measured on the CT scan was taken as the reference anteversion and the above measurements were analysed for correlation with the measurements on CT scan. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated for both intra- and interobserver reliability. Results Mean acetabular version on CL radiographs was 53.1 ± 10.7. Mean version on AP radiographs by Widmer method was 21.4 ± 3.6 and by Liaw method was 20.3 ± 4.8. Mean version on CT scans was 26.02 ± 6.8. There was a good correlation between the acetabular version on CT scans with the version on AP radiographs by Widmer method (r = 0.78, p < 0.001) and Liaw method (r = 0.87, p < 0.001). Good correlation was seen between the acetabular version on CL radiographs and CT scans (r = 0.91, p < 0.001). Also, a good correlation was observed between the acetabular version measurements on CL radiographs and AP radiographs by Widmer method (r = 0.81, p < 0.001) or Liaw method (r = 0.70, p < 0.001). Excellent inter- and intraobserver reliability were seen for all the measurements. Conclusions Calculation of acetabular component version on AP views as well as CL views of plain radiographs showed a strong correlation with the version measurements on CT scans. Good correlations were observed between different techniques of measurement on radiographs. Therefore, all these measurements can be valid methods for assessment of anteversion.
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- Tarun Goyal
- Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
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Xu J, Su B, Zhang W, Sun H, Li D, Cai Z, Chen M, Qiu M, Ma R. 3D simulation of radiographic projections to test and reduce the effect of pelvic tilt on the accuracy of cross-table lateral radiography. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020; 21:843. [PMID: 33317489 PMCID: PMC7737258 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-03858-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Cross-table lateral (CL) radiography is a convenient and feasible method to assess cup version angle (VA) after total hip arthroplasty; However, pelvic tilt (PT) may contribute to its measurement inaccuracy. How PT affects CL radiographic measurements have not been well studied. We sought (1) to determine the effect of the PT on cup version measurement on CL radiography and (2) to develop a method for reducing measurement errors caused by the PT. Methods We used 3D technique to construct standard model and capture CL radiography simulation. A linear regression model was created to analyze the relationship between PT and VA. CL radiography and computed tomography (CT) were performed for the enrolled patients after surgery. The consistency between CL and CT measurements were verified by intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). Results There was a high correlation between the VA and PT. For each 1-degree increased in the PT, the VA decreased by 0.76° (R2 = 0.995, p < 0.001). Based on the data, we created a corrective formula to convert the radiographic measurements into values approximating the actual VA under a natural pelvic position. The VA measurements corrected by our equation was in high agreement with the CT-measured values with reference to the corresponding PT (ICC = 0.988, p < 0.001), which was in sharp contrast to that without PT control (ICC = 0.454, p = 0.203). Conclusions The PT may contribute to cup version measurement inaccuracies on CL radiography. Our mathematical algorithm can serve as a reliable method to improve the accuracy of CL radiography.
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- Jie Xu
- Department of Joint Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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BACKGROUND Orthopaedic studies have reported the prevalence of injuries and outcomes after treatment in men and women patients, and although these differences have been recognized, few studies have evaluated for gender-specific injury patterns, disease progression, and treatment outcomes. A thorough understanding of gender-related differences is important to better individualize treatment and improve outcomes. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES In this study, we sought (1) to determine the proportion of studies published in six orthopaedic journals that provided sex- or gender-specific analyses in 2016 and whether a difference was found in outcomes between men and women and (2) to evaluate whether this proportion varied across several orthopaedic subspecialty journals or between general orthopaedic journals and subspecialty journals. METHODS Six leading orthopaedic surgery journals were selected for review, including two general orthopaedic journals (Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®) and four subspecialty journals (American Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Arthroplasty, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, and Spine). Journal issues published in the even-numbered months of 2016 were reviewed for clinical randomized controlled, cohort, and case-control studies in which women were a part of the study population. A total of 712 studies evaluating 24,607,597 patients met the criteria and were included in our review of publications from 2016. The selected studies were stratified based on whether gender was a variable in a multifactorial statistical model. Outcomes of interest included the proportion of patients who were women and the presence or absence of a gender-specific analysis. These endpoints were compared between journals. RESULTS Overall, 55% (13,565,773 of 24,607,597) of patients analyzed in these studies were women. Only 34% (241 of 712) of the studies published in 2016 included gender as variable in a multifactorial statistical model. Of these, 39% (93 of 241) demonstrated a difference in the outcomes between patients who were men and women. The Journal of Arthroplasty had the greatest percentage of patients who were women (60%, 9,251,068 of 15,557,187) and the American Journal of Sports Medicine had the lowest (44%, 1,027,857 of 2,357,139; p < 0.001). Orthopaedic subspecialty journals tended to include a greater percentage of women (54%) than did general orthopaedic journals (50%; p = 0.04). CONCLUSION Currently, it is unclear what percentage of published orthopaedic studies should include a gender-specific analysis. In the current study, more than one-third of publications that performed a gender-specific analysis demonstrated a difference in outcomes between men and women, thereby emphasizing the need to determine when such an analysis is warranted. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Future studies should aim to determine when a gender-specific analysis is necessary to improve the management of orthopaedic injuries in men and women. It is important for investigators at the individual-study level to look for every opportunity to ensure that both men's and women's health needs are met by performing appropriate by-sex and by-gender analyses, but not to perform them when they are unnecessary or inappropriate.
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Pongkunakorn A, Chatmaitri S, Diewwattanawiwat K. Use of smartphone to improve acetabular component positioning in total hip athroplasty: A comparative clinical study. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2020; 27:2309499019825578. [PMID: 30798733 DOI: 10.1177/2309499019825578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The position of the acetabular cup is important to the outcome of total hip athroplasty (THA). We devised an instrument that uses the level indicator application of smartphone together with a mechanical alignment guide to improve the precision of cup placement. This study aims to determine the percentage of acetabular cups positioned in the Lewinnek safe zone comparing between the conventional technique (using a mechanical alignment guide alone) and the smartphone technique (using a mechanical alignment guide combined with the devised instrument and smartphone). METHODS A historical controlled trial was conducted among 82 patients who underwent primary THAs through a posterolateral approach. In the conventional group, 41 cups were placed during January 2013 and December 2014, whereas 41 cups in the smartphone group were placed during January 2015 and March 2016. Inclination and anteversion angles were measured in standardized pelvic radiographs. The cup orientation was compared between groups. RESULTS The inclination angle in the smartphone group was significantly lower than in the conventional group (40.9° (SD 3.8) vs. 46.3° (SD 6.7), p < 0.001), but the anteversion angle was higher (19.6° (SD 4.4) vs. 16.5° (SD 6.1), p = 0.010). The smartphone group had more cups positioned in the Lewinnek safe zone (90.2% vs. 56.1%, p = 0.001) and longer operative times (136 (SD 27) vs. 119 (SD 23) min, p = 0.011). No significant difference was found for blood loss ( p== 0.384) or dislocation rate ( p = 0.494). CONCLUSION Using the computerized function of smartphone could improve the precision of cup positioning. Most cups were placed within a narrow margin inside the Lewinnek safe zone.
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- Anuwat Pongkunakorn
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lampang Hospital and Medical Educational Center, Lampang, Thailand
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lampang Hospital and Medical Educational Center, Lampang, Thailand
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Memon AR, Gwynne-Jones D. Polyethylene liner dissociation with the Pinnacle acetabular component: should we be concerned? Arthroplast Today 2020; 6:5-8. [PMID: 32211467 PMCID: PMC7083726 DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2019.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Between 2007 and 2018, 535 total hip arthroplasties using the uncemented Pinnacle acetabular component (DePuy Synthes, Warsaw, IN) and polyethylene liner were implanted in our unit. Of these, 6 patients presented acutely with liner polyethylene dissociation, giving a rate of liner dissociation of 1.11%. All dissociations were atraumatic. Failure occurred at mean 37 months (range 4.5 to 130 months). Radiologically, all acetabular components were within safe zone of abduction and mean anteversion was 10 degrees (range 2-20). In one case, there was posterior impingement against the femoral neck due to femoral malalignment. All patients underwent head and liner exchange with no repeat failures. Despite excellent long-term results, the frequency of dissociated polyethylene liners is a cause of concern with the Pinnacle acetabular component.
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- Adeel R. Memon
- Corresponding author. Dunedin Hospital, Great King street Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Tel.: +64 3 4740999.
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Murphy MP, Killen CJ, Ralles SJ, Brown NM, Hopkinson WJ, Wu K. A precise method for determining acetabular component anteversion after total hip arthroplasty. Bone Joint J 2019; 101-B:1042-1049. [PMID: 31474147 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.101b9.bjj-2019-0085.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AIMS Several radiological methods of measuring anteversion of the acetabular component after total hip arthroplasty (THA) have been described. These are limited by low reproducibility, are less accurate than CT 3D reconstruction, and are cumbersome to use. These methods also partly rely on the identification of obscured radiological borders of the component. We propose two novel methods, the Area and Orthogonal methods, which have been designed to maximize use of readily identifiable points while maintaining the same trigonometric principles. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective study of plain radiographs was conducted on 160 hips of 141 patients who had undergone primary THA. We compared the reliability and accuracy of the Area and Orthogonal methods with two of the current leading methods: those of Widmer and Lewinnek, respectively. RESULTS The 160 anteroposterior pelvis films revealed that the proposed Area method was statistically different from those described by Widmer and Lewinnek (p < 0.001 and p = 0.004, respectively). They gave the highest inter- and intraobserver reliability (0.992 and 0.998, respectively), and took less time (27.50 seconds (sd 3.19); p < 0.001) to complete. In addition, 21 available CT 3D reconstructions revealed the Area method achieved the highest Pearson's correlation coefficient (r = 0.956; p < 0.001) and least statistical difference (p = 0.704) from CT with a mean within 1° of CT-3D reconstruction between ranges of 1° to 30° of measured radiological anteversion. CONCLUSION Our results support the proposed Area method to be the most reliable, accurate, and speedy. They did not support any statistical superiority of the proposed Orthogonal method to that of the Widmer or Lewinnek method. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2019;101-B:1042-1049.
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- Michael P Murphy
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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