Inter- and Intra-Observer Variations in Radiographic Evaluation of Pelvic Limbs in Yorkshire Terriers with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Patellar Luxation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Radiographic Methods
2.2. Radiographic Measurements
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
Animals
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Group | NA b c | FIA | Qa b c d e | aLPFA | aLDFA b c | mLPFA | mLDFA | FVA a b c d | FL | mCrPTA a d e |
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Control | 107.2 ± 3.3 | 132.7 ± 2.9 | 15.6 ± 2.2 | 120 ± 3.3 | 96.1 ± 2.2 | 116.6 ± 4.2 | 101.1 ± 2.7 | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 71 ± 6.7 | 118.9 ± 3.4 |
CCLR | 101.7 ± 4.6 | 132.4 ± 5.3 | 15.4 ± 5.1 a b | 121.6 ± 8.6 | 98.5 ± 2.4 | 116.5 ± 7.8 | 102.6 ± 2.3 | 8.8 ± 2.5 | 71 ± 3.6 | 123 ± 4.5 |
CCLR + PL | 96.3 ± 9.9 | 133.9 ± 5.9 | 22.7 ± 4.6 | 122 ± 6.3 | 100.6 ± 3.9 | 114.8 ± 7.4 | 101.7 ± 15.6 | 11.8 ± 3.2 | 71.4 ± 6.3 | 116.6 ± 3.8 |
PL | 98 ± 8.5 | 133.5 ± 4.9 | 20.5 ± 2.9 | 119.5 ± 6.9 | 100.2 ± 3.1 | 113.1 ± 5.1 | 103.6 ± 3.6 | 10.5 ± 3.5 | 74.2 ± 6.6 | 117.5 ± 3.9 |
mCdPTAd e | mCrDTA | mCdDTAe | mMPTA | mMDTA | TPAa d e | AMA | rTTW | Z angle | PTWd | |
Control | 60.9 ± 4 | 91.5 ± 2.4 | 87 ± 2.5 | 93.8 ± 3 | 92.6 ± 2.2 | 27.1 ± 3.1 | 4.6 ± 0.39 | 0.89 ± 0.05 | 74.2 ± 3.9 | 18 ± 2.3 |
CCLR | 57.9 ± 1.9 | 92.6 ± 2.57 | 86.2 ± 2.6 b | 92.2 ± 1.8 | 92.6 ± 2.6 | 32.6 ± 1.6 | 4.2 ± 0.51 | 0.91 ± 0.09 | 73.3 ± 2.4 | 19.6 ± 1.7 |
CCLR + PL | 63.1 ± 4 | 92.1 ± 3.2 | 87.6 ± 3.4 | 94.4 ± 4.7 | 92.7 ± 3.5 | 28.6 ± 4.5 | 4.1 ± 1.9 | 0.86 ± 0.07 | 73.6 ± 4.1 | 17.7 ± 2 |
PL | 62.8 ± 4.1 | 91.8 ± 3 | 88.8 ± 2.2 | 93.2 ± 4.2 | 92.2 ± 2.5 | 26.8 ± 3.7 | 3.44 ± 1.5 | 0.87 ± 0.05 | 72.2 ± 3.6 | 18.6 ± 1.9 |
DTW | TL | FCL | FW | DPAa | CrNWIa d e | CNWIa d | CaNWIf | NSI | HICN | |
Control | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 73.9 ± 6.5 | 16.9 ± 1.9 | 5.5 ± 0.75 | 7.6 ± 2.8 | 0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.31 ± 0.02 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | 0.94 ± 0.13 | 0.29 ± 0.02 |
CCLR | 5.9 ± 0.7 | 74.8 ± 5.7 | 17.1 ± 1.4 | 5.7 ± 0.57 | 11.3 ± 4.8 | 0.17 ± 0.01 | 0.27 ± 0.03 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 0.97 ± 0.03 | 0.29 ± 0.01 |
CCLR + PL | 5.4 ± 0.7 | 72.3 ± 5.6 | 16.3 ± 1.6 | 5.4 ± 0.71 | 10 ± 2.4 | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 0.33 ± 0.03 | 0.85 ± 0.33 | 0.3 ± 0.02 |
PL | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 74.2 ± 6.5 | 16.6 ± 1.7 | 5.8 ± 0.85 | 8.8 ± 4.3 | 0.21 ± 0.02 | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.78 ± 0.33 | 0.3 ± 0.01 |
ICC Inter | ICC Intra | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||
N. angle | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
FIA | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.68 | 0.89 |
Qa | 0.76 | 0.91 | 0.6 | 0.84 |
aLPFA | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.8 |
aLDFA | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.85 |
mLPFA | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.73 | 0.91 |
mLDFA | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.9 |
FVA | 0.96 | 0.82 | 0.98 | 0.85 |
FL | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.83 |
mMPTA | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.74 |
mMDTA | 0.91 | 0.74 | 0.67 | 0.73 |
mCrPTA | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
mCdPTA | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.78 | 0.85 |
mCrDTA | 0.66 | 0.84 | 0.44 | 0.77 |
mCdDTA | 0.63 | 0.82 | 0.4 | 0.71 |
TPA | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 0.83 |
AMA | 0.94 | 0.9 | 0.88 | 0.81 |
rTTW | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.73 | 0.83 |
Z angle | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.71 | 0.77 |
PTW | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.87 |
DTW | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.7 |
TL | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.8 | 0.83 |
FCL | 0.7 | 0.79 | 0.47 | 0.63 |
FW | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.74 | 0.73 |
DPA | 0.46 | 0.79 | 0.33 | 0.64 |
CrNWI | 0.56 | 0.76 | 0.58 | 0.7 |
CNWI | 0.6 | 0.65 | 0 | 0.55 |
CaNWI | 0.54 | 0.77 | 0.46 | 0.62 |
NSI | 0.46 | 0.76 | 0.55 | 0.7 |
HICN | 0.22 | 0.45 | −0.03 | 0.3 |
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Ševčík, K.; Hluchý, M.; Ševčíková, M.; Domaniža, M.; Ledecký, V. Inter- and Intra-Observer Variations in Radiographic Evaluation of Pelvic Limbs in Yorkshire Terriers with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Patellar Luxation. Vet. Sci. 2022, 9, 179. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9040179
Ševčík K, Hluchý M, Ševčíková M, Domaniža M, Ledecký V. Inter- and Intra-Observer Variations in Radiographic Evaluation of Pelvic Limbs in Yorkshire Terriers with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Patellar Luxation. Veterinary Sciences. 2022; 9(4):179. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9040179
Chicago/Turabian StyleŠevčík, Karol, Marián Hluchý, Marieta Ševčíková, Michal Domaniža, and Valent Ledecký. 2022. "Inter- and Intra-Observer Variations in Radiographic Evaluation of Pelvic Limbs in Yorkshire Terriers with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Patellar Luxation" Veterinary Sciences 9, no. 4: 179. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9040179