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ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2023

The effect of pelvic ring rotation and tilt on the radiographic teardrop distance: an important consideration in the assessment of dynamic displacement on stress radiographs.

Nicholas J Tucker, Bryan L Scott, Austin Heare, Stephen C Stacey, Cyril Mauffrey, Joshua A Parry

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Nicholas J TuckerDepartment of Orthopedics, Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock St, MC 0188, Denver, CO, 80204, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8480-6623
Bryan L ScottDepartment of Orthopedics, Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock St, MC 0188, Denver, CO, 80204, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6043-5426
Austin HeareDepartment of Orthopedics, Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock St, MC 0188, Denver, CO, 80204, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3305-3398
Stephen C StaceyDepartment of Orthopedics, Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock St, MC 0188, Denver, CO, 80204, USA.
Cyril MauffreyDepartment of Orthopedics, Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock St, MC 0188, Denver, CO, 80204, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2132-3418
Joshua A ParryDepartment of Orthopedics, Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock St, MC 0188, Denver, CO, 80204, USA. joshua.alan.parry@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8262-4065

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purposeThe purpose of this study was to determine the effect of rotation and tilt on the radiographic teardrop distance (TD) on anteroposterior (AP) pelvis radiographs.

methodsRadiographic examination of a pelvis models was conducted utilizing increasing degrees of beam rotation and tilt on portable C-arm fluoroscopy. The TD, x-plane rotation (symphyseal-mid-sacrum distance (SMS)), and y-plane tilt (sacroiliac joint-symphysis distance (SIS)) were measured by four independent observers. Interobserver reliability was assessed using intraclass correlations.

resultsTD was altered by less than 2 mm with up to 7.5° fluoroscopic rotation (SMS: 3 cm) and up to 30° of inlet and 15° of outlet (SIS: ± 3.3 cm). SMS distance effectively corresponded to the degree of rotation present (r = 1.00, CI: 0.97 to 1.00, p < 0.0001) and was strongly correlated to TD (r = -0.95, CI: -0.99 to -0.67, p = 0.001). SIS distance effectively corresponded to the degree of tilt present (r = -0.97, CI: -0.99 to -0.88, p < 0.0001) and was correlated to TD (r = 0.94, CI: 0.75 to 0.99, p = 0.0001). Linear regression models determined that, with every degree of rotation and tilt, TD was altered by 0.4 mm and 0.09 mm, respectively (p = 0.0004, r

conclusionThe TD has excellent interobserver reliability and is minimally impacted by up to 7.5° of rotation, 30° inlet tilt, and 15° of outlet tilt. Utilization of these thresholds may ensure reliability of TD measurements when assessing pelvis stress radiographs.

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PelvisSacrumHumansRadiographyReproducibility of ResultsRotationAnteroposterior pelvis radiographLateral stress radiographPelvic ring displacementPelvic ring stabilityRotationTeardrop distanceTilt

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