The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of digital radiographs and hence their effectiveness in templating. The methodology involved a retrospective study of post operative radiographs of patients with hemiarthroplasty of the hip. Three observers made observations blinded to each other¿s measurements. A statistical analysis of the data highlights magnification varying from 6 to 31 percent. There is a statistically significant relationship between the size of the error (size measured on radiograph minus implant size, i.e. magnification) and the implant size (p = 0.005) but the percentage error (error/implant size x 100) is independent of implant size (p = 0.505). It is our impression that digital radiographs and templating on the digital radiographs should not be considered a precise process.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/6369 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Varghese, B., Muthukumar, N., Balasubramaniam, M., Scally, Andy J. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, No full-text in the repository |
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