TITLE:
Evaluation of Intraobserver and Interobserver Reliability of Mechanical Axis Alignment Measure of the Lower Limb through the Panoramic Radiograph in Patients in the Preoperative and Postoperative Periods of Total Knee Arthroplasty
AUTHORS:
Murilo Barroso Matos, José Leonardo Rocha de Faria, Douglas Mello Pavão, Márcio Liu Sandt, Breno Chaves de Almeida Pigozzo, Pedro Guilme Teixeira de Sousa Filho, Rodrigo Pires e Albuquerque
KEYWORDS:
Knee, Mechanical Axis, Total Knee Arthroplasty
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Orthopedics,
Vol.10 No.9,
September
18,
2020
ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate intraobserver and interobserver
reliability of the measurement of the mechanical axis of the lower limb by
means of the panoramic radiograph of lower limbs by physicians with different
levels of medical practice. Method: A retrospective cross-sectional study with preoperative
and postoperative radiographic analysis of a group of 100 patients submitted to
total knee arthroplasty. Results: It was observed that there is a highly significant
intraobserver and interobserver agreement (p Conclusion: The panoramic radiograph of the lower limbs is a reliable method for measuring
the mechanical axis of the lower limb in patients submitted to total knee
arthroplasty, regardless of the level of medical practice of the evaluator.