Alireza Saeed; Afshin Ahmadzadeh; Amirreza Sadeghifar; Elham Rasaee
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Backgrounds: several tests are used to assess the presence of Palmaris longus tendon. In the present study we attempted to assess the interobserver and intraobserver reliability of five of the most famous ones and also the examination of fifth superficial flexor function.
Methods: Two observers, ...
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Backgrounds: several tests are used to assess the presence of Palmaris longus tendon. In the present study we attempted to assess the interobserver and intraobserver reliability of five of the most famous ones and also the examination of fifth superficial flexor function.
Methods: Two observers, who had been trained about the tests and had practiced on them, examined 105 volunteers on two separate occasions and in one-month interval and the results were recorded. The reliability of each method was assessed with Kappa measurement.
Results: Kappa ranged from 0.541 (moderate reliability) to 0.813 (almost complete agreement) for Palmaris. The highest interobserver and intraobserver reliability and also the best agreement with other tests was of Schaeffer. The lowest Kappa was for Thompson and the others had good to excellent reliability. Kappa for interobserver and intraobserver reliability for fifth flexor was respectively 0.415 and 0.500 (moderate reliability).
Conclusion: the tests that were assessed have good reliability except for Thompson that has a moderate one. It seems that the standard test (Schaeffer) is the best method for assessment of Palmaris Longus absence or presence. The method assessed for evaluation of fifth superficial flexor variations assessment has a moderate interobserver and intraobserver reliability.
Alireza Saied, MD; Afshin Ahmadzadeh Heshmati, MD; Amir Reza Sadeghifar, MD; Ali Okati, MD
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Background: Tibia and femur fractures are among the most common fractures and intramedullary nailing is the standarad treatment. This study was performed to determine the best preoperative method for estimating the intramedullary nail length.
Methods: In a cross sectional study, 82 patients with tibia ...
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Background: Tibia and femur fractures are among the most common fractures and intramedullary nailing is the standarad treatment. This study was performed to determine the best preoperative method for estimating the intramedullary nail length.
Methods: In a cross sectional study, 82 patients with tibia and 25 patients with femur shaft fracture were studied in a training center of Kerman-Iran. The estimated preoperative intramedullary nail length and the length of used nail at operation were compared. The measurment methods for femur fractures were greatrer trochanter-patella, greater trochanter-lateral epicondyle and olecranon-fithe finegr tip; and for tibia fractures were medial malleolus-tuberosity, intact leg radiogram and olecranon fifth metacarp were assessed. Data was assesed by statistical methods.
Results: Almost all of the examined methods showed "good" interobserver and intraobserver reliability. In femur fracture, the greater to patella method showed the best ICC (0.876) and the lowest SEM (0.777). In tibia fracture, best ICC (0.860) and the lowest SEM (0.602) were for medial malleolus tubercle method. For femur fractures, 64% of the measurements in greater to patella, 93% in olecranon fifth finger, 100% of greater to epicondyle methods; and for tibia fractures 40.9% in medial malleolus tubercle, 37.3% of olecranon metacarp and 65.06% of radiogram method were larger than the nail used at operation.
Conclusions: The best method for estimation of nial length was medial malleolus to tuberosity for tibia fractures, and greater to patella method for femur fractures; however none of the examined methods was found completely suitable.
Ebrahim Ameri; Hossein Vahidtari; Hassan Ghandhari; Hamid Behtash; Bahram Mobini; Mohammad Saleh Ganjavian; Afshin Ahmadzadeh Heshmati; Arash Motaghi
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Background: Standing and bending radiographies are pre-operative studies performed in patients with scoliosis to determine flexibility and appropriate treatment planning. The purpose of this study is to find correlation between pre-operative supine bending radiography and final scoliosis correction after ...
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Background: Standing and bending radiographies are pre-operative studies performed in patients with scoliosis to determine flexibility and appropriate treatment planning. The purpose of this study is to find correlation between pre-operative supine bending radiography and final scoliosis correction after surgery to find out if pre-operative bending radiographies could predict post operative final scoliosis correction. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 83 patients with idiopathic scoliosis were studied and grouped based on Lenke classification of idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis curve was measured in standing and bending radiographs by 2 spine surgeons separately and the measurements were compared with post-operative curves. Results: The post-operative measurements were always different from pre-operative bending film values. Conclusion: We cannot predict final scoliosis precisely from pre-operative supine bending radiographs in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
