Validity and Absolute Reliability of the Cobb Angle in Idiopathic Scoliosis with TraumaMeter Software.

ABSTRACT: The Cobb angle value is a critical parameter for evaluating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. This study aimed to evaluate a software's validity and absolute reliability to determine the Cobb angle in AIS digital X-rays, with two different degrees of experienced observers. Four experts and four novice evaluators measured 35 scoliotic curves with the software on three separate occasions, one month apart. The observers re-measured the same radiographic studies on three separate occasions three months later but on conventional X-ray films. The differences between the mean bias errors (MBE) within the experience groups were statistically significant between the experts (software) and novices (manual) (p < 0.001) and between the novices (software) and novices (manual) (<

SUBMITTER: Hurtado-Aviles J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9027061 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature