Interobserver variations in intra-articular evaluation during arthroscopy of the knee.
J Bone Joint Surg Br
; 84(1): 48-9, 2002 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-11838444
ABSTRACT
We carried out a prospective study in order to establish to what extent the intra-articular evaluation undertaken during arthroscopy of the knee differed between surgeons. Two senior specialist registrars and a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in knee surgery were involved. A total of 78 knee arthroscopies (78 patients) was studied. Arthroscopy was first carried out by the trainee and then by the senior author (ACWH). The intra-articular evaluation during the arthroscopy was recorded independently by a third person in the operating theatre. Data were collected to record variations in examination under anaesthesia, the morphology and pathology of the menisci and anterior cruciate ligament and the state of the articular surfaces. The overall interobserver variation was 20% in all categories. We question the published results of intra-articular evaluation during knee arthroscopy when surgeons of different levels of experience are involved in a single study.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Artroscopia
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Lesões do Menisco Tibial
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Bone Joint Surg Br
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido