Reliability Comparison between “Distal Radius and Ulna” and “Simplified Tanner–Whitehouse III” Assessments for Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Author:
Akinori OKUDA
1
;
Hideki SHIGEMATSU
;
Hiromasa FUJII
;
Eiichiro IWATA
;
Masato TANAKA
;
Yasuhiko MORIMOTO
;
Keisuke MASUDA
;
Yusuke YAMAMOTO
;
Yasuhito TANAKA
Author Information
- Publication Type:Clinical Study
- From:Asian Spine Journal 2020;14(3):280-286
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Methods:We retrospectively evaluated 54 hands of 40 girls with AIS who visited Nara Medical University Hospital from 2000 to 2015 using previously collected radiographs. The examiners included a spine surgeon and a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, each with over 10 years of experience. The reliability of the DRU and sTW3 was evaluated using the kappa coefficient.
Results:The left-hand radiographs of 40 female patients with AIS (mean age, 13.9±1.7 years; N=54 hands) were evaluated by two blinded examiners using the sTW3 and DRU methods. The highest inter-observer and intra-observer reliabilities (kappa, 0.64 and 0.62, respectively) for radius evaluation were determined. Radius evaluation by the DRU showed the highest agreement rate and smallest error between the inter- and intra-observer examinations.
Conclusions:The DRU was the most reliable assessment tool, and it has the potential to be useful for precisely determining the stage of skeletal maturity in outpatient clinics.
