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ArticleThe Journal of hand surgery, European volume2024

A comparison of 3-D CT and 2-D plain radiograph measurements of the wrist in extra-articular malunited fractures of the distal radius.

Camiel J Smees, Eline M van Es, Gabriëlle J M Tuijthof, Joost W Colaris, Feike de Graaff, Anne J H Vochteloo

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Article in The Journal of hand surgery, European volume, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Camiel J SmeesCentre for Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, OCON, Hengelo, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5166-3803
Eline M van EsDepartment of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Gabriëlle J M TuijthofBiomedical Device Design and Production Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Joost W ColarisDepartment of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Feike de GraaffCentre for Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, OCON, Hengelo, The Netherlands.
Anne J H VochtelooCentre for Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, OCON, Hengelo, The Netherlands.
OCON Orthopedische kliniek · NLUniversity of Twente · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2-D) plain radiographs may be insufficient for the evaluation of distal radial malunion, as it is a three-dimensional (3-D) deformity. This study introduced a 3-D measuring method that outputs radial inclination, ulnar variance, palmar tilt and axial rotation. To this end, a standardized and clearly defined coordinate system was constructed that allowed 3-D measurements closely resembling the conventional 2-D method in 35 patients. Mean differences between 3-D and 2-D measurements in affected wrists were 1.8° for radial inclination, 0.8 mm for ulnar variance and 3.7° for palmar tilt. In addition, inter- and intra-observer reproducibility of all 3-D and 2-D measurements were good or excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient >0.75), with 3-D reproducibility always better than 2-D. Axial rotation was present in all patients with a mean of 7.9° (SD 6.9). Although the differences between 2-D and 3-D measurements were small, 3-D evaluation enables the assessment of axial rotation and brings us closer to a routine 3-D evaluation of malunion.

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Fractures, MalunitedImaging, Three-DimensionalRadius FracturesTomography, X-Ray ComputedAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiographyReproducibility of ResultsWrist JointYoung Adultaxial rotationdiagnosticspalmar tiltRadial inclinationradius malunionulnar lengthvolar tilt

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PMID37987680
PMCPMC11044515
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