Radiolucent lines and component stability in knee arthroplasty. Standard versus fluoroscopically-assisted radiographs.
Radiolucent lines and component stability in knee arthroplasty. Standard versus fluoroscopically-assisted radiographs.
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膝关节置换术中的射线可透线和组件稳定性。
DOI:
10.1302/0301-620x.81b1.0810024
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发表时间:
1999
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通讯作者:
P. Bamert
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作者:
P. Vyskočil;C. Gerber;P. Bamert
The radiolucent lines and the stability of the components of 66 knee arthroplasties were assessed by six orthopaedic surgeons on conventional anteroposterior and lateral radiographs and on fluoroscopic views which had been taken on the same day. The examiners were blinded as to the patients and clinical results. The interpretation of the radiographs was repeated after five months. On fluoroscopically-assisted radiographs four of the six examiners identified significantly more radiolucent lines for the femoral component (p < 0.05) and one significantly more for the tibial implant. Five examiners rated more femoral components as radiologically loose on fluoroscopically-assisted radiographs (p = 0.0008 to 0.0154), but none did so for the tibial components. The mean intra- and interobserver kappa values were higher for fluoroscopically-assisted radiographs for both components. We have shown that fluoroscopically-assisted radiographs allow more reproducible, and therefore reliable, detection of radiolucent lines in total knee arthroplasty. Assessment of the stability of the components is significantly influenced by the radiological technique used. Conventional radiographs are not adequate for evaluation of the stability of total knee arthroplasty and should be replaced by fluoroscopically-assisted films.