ArticleCureus2023
Interobserver Agreement of Post-operative Perth Computed Tomography Protocol Data in Total Knee Arthroplasty.
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- Optimization of the "Perth CT" Protocol for Preoperative Planning and Postoperative Evaluation in Total Knee Arthroplasty.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) has become the treatment of choice for advanced osteoarthritis. Identifying malalignment is central to improving TKA outcomes and providing optimal management of TKA patients with post-operative pain and dissatisfaction. Computed tomography (CT) imaging has become increasingly popular as a more precise way of analysing post-TKA component alignment and the Perth CT protocol remains the current predominant assessment tool. This study aimed to analyse and compare inter- and intra-observer agreement of a post-operative multi-parameter quantitative CT assessment (Perth CT protocol) in TKA patients.
methodsPost-operative CT images of 27 patients who underwent TKA were analysed retrospectively. Images were analysed by an experienced radiographer and a final-year medical student at least two weeks apart. Measurements for nine angles were collected: modified hip-knee-ankle (mHKA) angle, lateral distal femoral angle (LDFA) and medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA), femoral flexion and tibial slope, femoral rotation angle, femoral-tibial match rotational angle, tibial tubercle lateralisation distance, and Berger's tibial rotation. Intra-observer and inter-observer intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated.
resultsInter-observer reliability for the measurements of all variables varied from poor to excellent (ICC: -0.003 to 0.981). Five out of the nine angles demonstrated good to excellent reliability. Inter-observer reliability was highest for mHKA in the coronal plane and the poorest for the tibial slope angle in the sagittal plane. The intra-observer reliability for both reviewers was excellent (0.999 vs. 0.989).
conclusionThis study demonstrates that the Perth CT protocol has excellent intra-observer reliability and good to excellent inter-observer reliability for five out of nine of the measured angles used to assess component alignment post-TKA, making it a useful tool for surgical outcome prediction and success.
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