ArticleJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology2026
Development and validation of a deep learning model for radiographic classification of pediatric femoral neck fractures.
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backgroundThe Delbet-Colonna (DC) classification guides treatment of pediatric femoral neck fractures (PFNFs) but relies on clinical experience. No deep learning (DL) model has been developed and validated to differentiate between PFNFs and proximal femoral growth plates (PFGPs) and classify PFNFs via DC classification, in order to overcome this limitation. MATERIALS AND
methodsX-ray data including the annotations of 5555 PFGPs, 1306 PFNFs with various DC types, and 257 pediatric subtrochanteric femoral fractures (PSFFs), were prepared to construct a DL model based on the you-only-look-once (YOLO) model with wavelet transform (WT) and attention mechanism (AM) architectures. Two senior-level pediatric orthopedic surgeons (POS) performed the annotations independently by referring to the postoperative X-rays. The annotations were finalized if there were no differences. Otherwise, the two POS discussed and determined the final annotation. Thirty-one POS with different experience assessed the external testing dataset twice, without (first) and with (second) YOLO-WTAM model assistance. The rating performances of the YOLO-WTAM model and POS were evaluated. The kappa value reflecting reliability was obtained using a Fleiss kappa analysis.
resultsAccording to the internal testing dataset, the area under the curve for different annotations ranged from 0.94 to 0.99. According to the external testing dataset, in the second round, the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) were greater than those in the first (P < 0.001): 79.17-87.16%, 83.30-87.47%, 94.68-96.57%, 74.62-79.44%, and 92.97-95.55%, respectively. Senior-level POS exhibited superior accuracy (P = 0.021), sensitivity (P = 0.013), specificity (P = 0.039), PPV (P = 0.004), and NPV (P = 0.025) in the first round but not in the second. The kappa value improved among residents (+27.36%), junior-level (+17.03%), mid-level (+26.66%), and senior-level (+17.07%) POS.
conclusionsThe YOLO-WTAM model can accurately differentiate between PFNFs and PFGPs and classify different DC types of PFNFs. This improves POSs' rating performance and reduces the need for experience in classifying PFNFs. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III.
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