Validation of a model-based measurement of the minimum insert thickness of knee prostheses
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INTRODUCTION Wear of polyethylene inserts plays an important role in failure of total knee replacement and can be monitored in vivo by measuring the minimum joint space width in anteroposterior radiographs. The objective of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to compare the accuracy and precision of a new model-based method with the conventional method by analysing the difference between the minimum joint space width measurements and the actual thickness of retrieved polyethylene tibial inserts. METHOD Before revision, the minimum joint space width values and their locations on the insert were measured in 15 fully weight-bearing radiographs. These measurements were compared with the actual minimum thickness values and locations of the retrieved tibial inserts after revision. RESULTS The mean error in the model-based minimum joint space width measurement was significantly smaller than the conventional method for medial condyles (0.50 vs 0.94 mm, p < 0.01) and for lateral condyles (0.06 vs 0.34 mm, p = 0.02). The precision (standard deviation of the error) of the methods was similar (0.84 vs 0.79 mm medially and both 0.46 mm laterally). The distance between the true minimum joint space width locations and the locations from the model-based measurements was less than 10 mm in the medial direction in 12 cases and less in the lateral direction in 13 cases. CONCLUSION The model-based minimum joint space width measurement method is more accurate than the conventional measurement with the same precision. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2014;3:289-96.
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