Pediatric elbow measurement parameters: Evaluation of the six angles in inter- and intra-observer reliability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several radiographic measurements of the humerus can be used to evaluate the treatment outcome of supracondylar fractures in children. Because of the cartilaginous nature of the immature elbow, interpretation of radiographs around this area is sometimes challenging and can be unreliable. This study was conducted to determine the inter-observer and intra-observer reliability of the six commonly used radiographic measurements of the distal humerus.

Method

The Baumann angle, humero-ulna angle, metaphyseal-diaphyseal angle, radial epiphyseal angle, shaft-condylar angle and lateral capitellohumeral angle of the humerus were measured by two observers on the radiographs of uninjured elbows from 58 children. The values between each measurement were compared and correlated

SUBMITTER: Suangyanon P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6612040 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature