The Association between “Knee Movement” Method and Traditional Radiograph Positioning Procedure with the Incidence of True Lateral Knee Radiograph Achieved
https://doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.2403.017
- Author:
John CPB
1
;
Wendell S
2
;
Kevin L
2
;
Earlene TS
2
;
Dio AR
2
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Indonesia
2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
flexion-extension axis, knee osteoarthritis, knee radiographs, lateral knee radiographs, superimposition femoral condyle
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2024;18(No.1):133-139
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Introduction: This study aimed to find the association
between the Knee Movement or KM method versus the
traditional lateral knee radiograph positioning procedure and
the incidence of true lateral knee radiographs achieved.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study of patients
with knee problems that underwent lateral knee radiograph
using the knee movement method (KM method), starting
from March 2022 until August 2022. Fifty knee radiograph
results using the KM method (KM group) were compared to
retrospective data from fifty knee radiograph from the
patients before March 2022 using the traditional method of
lateral knee radiograph as the control (TM group). The data
were analysed using the Chi-Square test to see if the KM
method is associated with more true lateral knee radiograph
results achieved compared to the traditional procedure.
Results: Fifty patients in the KM method group had 80%
(n=40) true lateral knee radiographs and 20% (n=10) untrue
lateral knee radiographs, while in the Traditional Procedure
group from the retrospective data of 50 patients had 44%
(n=22) true lateral knee radiographs and 56% (n=28) untrue
lateral knee radiographs (P<0.05). There is no significant
association between the type of procedure applied with the
types of error (P=0.432). Nevertheless, it helps us as it gives
a gross picture that most of the errors are under-rotation of
the knee, either from the KM method Group 90% (n=9) or
the Traditional procedure Group 79% (n=22).
Conclusion: The KM method was associated with
achievement of a more true and accurate lateral knee
radiograph. Additional studies with a larger sample should
be done to evaluate the reliability of this method.
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