Cone-beam CT measurements of distal tibio-fibular syndesmosis in asymptomatic uninjured ankles: does weight-bearing matter?.

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Citation: Skeletal Radiology. 2018 Sep 21PMID: 30242446Institution: MedStar Union Memorial HospitalDepartment: Orthopaedic SurgeryForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2018Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1997 - presentISSN:
  • 0364-2348
Name of journal: Skeletal radiologyAbstract: CONCLUSION: Measurements obtained from WB images are reliable. Except for the medial clear space, no significant difference in syndesmotic measurements were observed during the WB mode of CBCT acquisition, implying that the tibio-fibular relationship remains unchanged when the physiological axial weight-bearing load is applied.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this IRB approved, prospective study, patients with previous unilateral ankle fractures were recruited. We simultaneously scanned the injured ankles and asymptomatic contralateral ankles of 27 patients in both WB and NWB modes. For this study, only asymptomatic contralateral ankles with normal plain radiographs were included. Twelve standardized syndesmosis measurements at two axial planes (10 mm above the tibial plafond and 5 mm below the talar dome) were obtained by two expert readers using a custom CBCT viewer with the capability for geometric measurements between user-identified anatomical landmarks. Inter-reader reliability between two readers was obtained using the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). We compared the WB and NWB measurements using paired t test.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of weight-bearing (WB) load in standard axial ankle syndesmotic measurements using cone beam CT (CBCT) examination of asymptomatic uninjured ankles.RESULTS: Significant agreement was observed between two readers for both WB and NWB measurements (p <0.05). ICC values for WB and NWB measurements had a range of 50-95 and 31-71 respectively. Mean values of the medial clear space on WB images (1.75, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.6, 1.9) were significantly lower than on NWB images (2.05, 95% CI: 1.8, 2.2) measurements (p <0.001). There was no significant difference between the remaining WB and NWB measurements.All authors: Brehler M, de Cesar Netto C, Demehri S, Orapin J, Osgood GM, Shafiq B, Shakoor D, Shon LC, Thawait GK, Zbijewski WBFiscal year: FY2019Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2018-09-28
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CONCLUSION: Measurements obtained from WB images are reliable. Except for the medial clear space, no significant difference in syndesmotic measurements were observed during the WB mode of CBCT acquisition, implying that the tibio-fibular relationship remains unchanged when the physiological axial weight-bearing load is applied.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this IRB approved, prospective study, patients with previous unilateral ankle fractures were recruited. We simultaneously scanned the injured ankles and asymptomatic contralateral ankles of 27 patients in both WB and NWB modes. For this study, only asymptomatic contralateral ankles with normal plain radiographs were included. Twelve standardized syndesmosis measurements at two axial planes (10 mm above the tibial plafond and 5 mm below the talar dome) were obtained by two expert readers using a custom CBCT viewer with the capability for geometric measurements between user-identified anatomical landmarks. Inter-reader reliability between two readers was obtained using the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). We compared the WB and NWB measurements using paired t test.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of weight-bearing (WB) load in standard axial ankle syndesmotic measurements using cone beam CT (CBCT) examination of asymptomatic uninjured ankles.

RESULTS: Significant agreement was observed between two readers for both WB and NWB measurements (p <0.05). ICC values for WB and NWB measurements had a range of 50-95 and 31-71 respectively. Mean values of the medial clear space on WB images (1.75, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.6, 1.9) were significantly lower than on NWB images (2.05, 95% CI: 1.8, 2.2) measurements (p <0.001). There was no significant difference between the remaining WB and NWB measurements.

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