Radiographic measurement of bowleg deformity: variability due to method and limb rotation

• Published in: Journal of pediatric orthopaedics Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 147
• Main Authors: Stricker, S J, Faustgen, J P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1994
• Subjects: Bone Diseases, Developmental - diagnostic imaging; Bone Diseases, Developmental - pathology; Child, Preschool; Humans; Infant; Leg - diagnostic imaging; Leg - pathology; Observer Variation; Radiography; Rotation

In evaluation of bowlegs, the tibiofemoral axis (TFA) and the proximal tibial metaphyseal-diaphyseal angle (MDA) are commonly measured, but both are subject to measurement error. In this study, we determined the intraobserver errors for the MDA and TFA, comparing several different measurement techni...