Is it difficult to obtain inter-observer agreement in the measurement of the beta angle in ultrasound evaluation of the paediatric hip?

Autor: Ozgun Karakus, Ozgur Karaman, Ahmet Sinan Sari, Mehmet Mufit Orak, Hasan Hilmi Muratli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1749-799X
DOI: 10.1186/s13018-019-1263-1
Popis: Abstract Introduction The aim of this study was to determine the differences and consistencies in the morphological and angular interpretations of standard USG images. Therefore, it was aimed to show the correlations of orthopaedic doctors with different periods of experience in hip ultrasound measurements taken with the Graf method. Materials and methods The study included 210 infants randomly selected from those who presented at our hospital for DDH screening. A total of 6 ultrasound images were taken for each hip. These images were evaluated by two paediatric orthopaedic professors, two orthopaedic specialists and two orthopaedic residents. The correlations of these measurements between all the doctors were evaluated statistically. Results In beta angle evaluation, agreement between all the evaluators was at the level of 0.054. No agreement was seen between the two residents or between the two specialists (p = 0.003, p = 0.998, p = 0.998, respectively). Agreement between the two professors was determined at the level of 0.508 (p
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
Externí odkaz:
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje