Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Aigner, C; Radl, R; Pechmann, M; Rehak, P; Stacher, R; Windhager, R.
The accuracy of ultrasound for measurement of mobile- bearing motion.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2004; 293 Suppl 37(421):169-174
Doi: 10.1097/01.blo.0000118445.40997.a2
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Aigner Christian
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Pechmann Michael
- Radl Roman
- Rehak Peter
- Windhager Reinhard
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- Abstract:
- After anterior cruciate ligament-sacrificing total knee replacement, mobile bearings sometimes have paradoxic movement but the implications of such movement on function, wear, and implant survival are not known. To study this potential problem accurate, reliable, and widely available inexpensive tools for in vivo mobile-bearing motion analyses are needed. We developed a method using an 8-MHz ultrasound to analyze mobile-bearing motion and ascertained accuracy, precision, and reliability compared with plain and standard digital radiographs. The anterior rim of the mobile bearing was the target for all methods. The radiographs were taken in a horizontal plane at neutral rotation and incremental external and internal rotations. Five investigators examined four positions of the mobile bearing with all three methods. The accuracy and precision were: ultrasound, 0.7 mm and 0.2 mm; digital radiograph, 0.4 mm and 0.2 mm; and plain radiographs, 0.7 mm and 0.3 mm. The interrater and intrarater reliability ranged between 0.3 to 0.4 mm and 0.1 to 0.2 mm, respectively. The difference between the methods was not significant for neutral rotation but ultrasound was significantly more accurate than any one degree of rotation or higher. Ultrasound of 8 MHz provides an accuracy and reliability that is suitable for evaluation of in vivo meniscal bearing motion. Whether this method or others are sufficiently accurate to detect motion leading to abnormal wear is not known.
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