Follow-up radiographs in isolated Greater Tuberosity fractures lead to a change in treatment recommendation; an online survey study
Autor: | Derek F.P. van Deurzen, Michel P.J. van den Bekerom, Ihsane Amajjar, Femke M.A.P. Claessen, Noortje C. Hagemeijer, Marieke F. van Wier |
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Přispěvatelé: | Graduate School, AMS - Sports & Work, AMS - Amsterdam Movement Sciences, AMS - Ageing & Morbidty, APH - Personalized Medicine, APH - Quality of Care, Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Intraclass correlation Radiography Isolated greater tuberosity fracture Imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Agreement on treatment Observer Variation 030222 orthopedics business.industry Reproducibility of Results Survey research 030229 sport sciences Absolutely Certain Greater Tuberosity Fractures Surgery Radiological weapon Orthopedic surgery Shoulder Fractures business Follow-Up Studies Greater Tuberosity |
Zdroj: | Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research, 106(2), 255-259. Elsevier Masson Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research, 106(2), 255-259. Elsevier Masson |
ISSN: | 1877-0568 |
Popis: | Introduction It is common practice to obtain follow-up radiographs of non-operatively treated isolated greater tuberosity (GT) fractures 1 to 2 weeks after trauma. However, the majority of non-operatively treated GT fractures remain stable and do not require reconsideration of the initial treatment decision. Radiological follow-up therefore might be unnecessary. Our primary objective was to study whether radiological folow-up changes the initial treatment recommendation, hypothesizing no change. Materials and methods Radiographs of 25 patients diagnosed with an isolated GT fracture were selected from our hospital database and presented on a web-based platform. Sixty-eight trauma- and orthopedic surgeons evaluated these radiographs. First the radiographs directly post-trauma and then, in random order, the radiographs 5-14 days post-trauma alongside the first radiographs. Each observer evaluated each set of radiographs once. The observers answered which treatment they would recommend (non-operative/operative), and how certain they were about their advice (absolutely certain, certain, some doubt, very uncertain). Recommendation-consistency and inter-observer agreement are presented as percentages and intra class correlation coefficients (ICC). Results Overall, 84% (95% CI 82.1–85.8) of treatment recommendations was unchanged after evaluation of the second radiograph. Agreement within each observer ranged from 60 to 98%. The mean proportion of patients about whom the observers were (absolutely) certain of their recommendation increased from 70% at the first evaluation to 83% at the second evaluation (12.8; 95% CI 9.8–15.9). Furthermore, the ICC between the surgeons improved from 0.37 (95% CI 0.26–0.54) for the first evaluation to 0.60 (95% CI 0.47–0.74) for the second. Conclusion In 16% of the patients the treatment recommendation for an isolated GT fracture changed after the evaluation of radiographs 1 to 2 weeks post-trauma. In addition, surgeons were more certain about their recommendation and there was less inter-observer variation. Radiological follow-up of a non-operatively treated isolated GT fracture therefore seems justifiable. Level of evidence III, diagnostic study. |
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