Reproducibilidad y validez de mediciones radiográficas para el cálculo de índices morfométricos de fémur proximal predictivos de fracturas de cadera / Reproducibility and validity of radiographic measurements for the calculation of proximal femur morphometric indices predictive of hip fractures

Resumen: Estudio transversal-retrospectivo con 120 radiografías pélvicas anteroposteriores. Se tomaron ocho mediciones por tres evaluadores en dos tiempos para calcular índices morfológico cortical (IMC), corticometafisario (ICM) y corticodiafisario (ICD). Se evaluó la reproducibilidad intra e interobservador con el método de Bland-Altman y se predijo la ocurrencia de fracturas comparando puntos de corte entre evaluadores maximizando sensibilidad/especificidad. La proporción de medidas fuera de ± 2 DE fue similar para diámetros/corticales (~5%), pero superó 1 mm en algunas corticales, representando 10-20% de distancias < 1 cm. El punto de corte fluctuó de 2.45 a 2.53 para IMC (3% diferencia), de 0.37 a 0.41 para ICD (12%) y de 0.23 a 0.33 para ICM (44%).

Abstract: Cross-sectional-retrospective study with 120 anteroposterior pelvic radiographs. Eight measurements were taken by three raters in two times to calculate the morphological-cortical (MCI), cortico-metaphyseal (CMI), and cortico-diaphysaire (CDI) indices. Intra/interobserver reproducibility was evaluated with the Bland-Altman method, and hip fracture occurrence was predicted by comparing cut-off points between raters maximizing sensitivity/specificity. The proportion of measurements outside ± 2 SD was similar for diameters/corticals (~5%), but exceeded 1 mm in some corticals, representing 10-20% of distances < 1 cm. Cut-off points fluctuated between 2.45 and 2.53 for MCI (3% difference), between 0.37 and 0.41 for CMI (12% difference), and between 0.23 and 0.33 for CDI (44% difference).

[Reproducibility and validity of radiographic measurements for the calculation of proximal femur morphometric indices predictive of hip fractures]. / Reproducibilidad y validez de mediciones radiográficas para el cálculo de índices morfométricos de fémur proximal predictivos de fracturas de cadera.

Cross-sectional-retrospective study with 120 anteroposterior pelvic radiographs. Eight measurements were taken by three raters in two times to calculate the morphological-cortical (MCI), cortico-metaphyseal (CMI), and cortico-diaphysaire (CDI) indices. Intra/interobserver reproducibility was evaluated with the Bland-Altman method, and hip fracture occurrence was predicted by comparing cut-off points between raters maximizing sensitivity/specificity. The proportion of measurements outside ± 2 SD was similar for diameters/corticals (~5%), but exceeded 1 mm in some corticals, representing 10-20% of distances < 1 cm. Cut-off points fluctuated between 2.45 and 2.53 for MCI (3% difference), between 0.37 and 0.41 for CMI (12% difference), and between 0.23 and 0.33 for CDI (44% difference).

Estudio transversal-retrospectivo con 120 radiografías pélvicas anteroposteriores. Se tomaron ocho mediciones por tres evaluadores en dos tiempos para calcular índices morfológico cortical (IMC), corticometafisario (ICM) y corticodiafisario (ICD). Se evaluó la reproducibilidad intra e interobservador con el método de Bland-Altman y se predijo la ocurrencia de fracturas comparando puntos de corte entre evaluadores maximizando sensibilidad/especificidad. La proporción de medidas fuera de ± 2 DE fue similar para diámetros/corticales (~5%), pero superó 1 mm en algunas corticales, representando 10-20% de distancias < 1 cm. El punto de corte fluctuó de 2.45 a 2.53 para IMC (3% diferencia), de 0.37 a 0.41 para ICD (12%) y de 0.23 a 0.33 para ICM (44%).