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14513454

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
The use of template systems has aided the preoperative selection of correct prosthetic size during routine arthroplasty. A similar system exists for unicondylar knee arthroplasty. Our goal is to assess the reliability of these templates for preoperatively predicting the correct prosthetic size in unicompartmental knee systems. Ten observers estimated the size of the unicondylar knee prosthesis required for 30 randomly selected patients with osteoarthritis. Estimation of the size was gauged using templates and instructions provided by the manufacturer. The observers worked independently and repeated their measurements 2 weeks later. Intraobserver and interobserver agreement was evaluated using the weighted kappa coefficient, and this revealed poor agreement regardless of the surgeon's experience. This shows that the present system lacks reliability and raises concerns about the place for preoperative radiological templating in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0883-5403
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
780-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Reliability of templating in estimating the size of uni-condylar knee arthroplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
South Manchester University Hospitals, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article