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Bobin Varghese1, Nagarajan Muthukumar, Muthukumar Balasubramaniam
1Hull Royal Infirmary, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom. Varghese.bobin@gmail.com
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of digital radiographs and hence their effectiveness in templating. The methodology involved a retrospective study of post operative radiographs of patients with hemiarthroplasty of the hip. Three observers made observations blinded to each other's measurements. A statistical analysis of the data highlights magnification varying from 6 to 31 percent. There is a statistically significant relationship between the size of the error (size measured on radiograph minus implant size, i.e. magnification) and the implant size (p = 0.005) but the percentage error (error/implant size x 100) is independent of implant size (p = 0.505). It is our impression that digital radiographs and templating on the digital radiographs should not be considered a precise process.
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