A New Radiographic Measurement Method for Evaluation of Tibial Torsion: A Pilot Study in Adults

• Published in: Clinical orthopaedics and related research Vol. 467; no. 7; pp. 1807 - 1812
• Main Authors: Güven, Melih, Akman, Budak, Ünay, Koray, Özturan, Engin Kutay, Çakıcı, Hüsamettin, Eren, Abdullah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer-Verlag 01.07.2009; Springer; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Bone Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Conservative Orthopedics; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Original; Original Article; Orthopedics; Outpatients; Pilot Projects; Radiography - methods; Radiography - standards; Radiography - statistics & numerical data; Reproducibility of Results; Sports Medicine; Surgery; Surgical Orthopedics; Tibia - diagnostic imaging; Torsion Abnormality - diagnostic imaging; Young Adult; Radiographic Method; Radiographic Measurement; Lateral Malleolus; Lateral Radiograph; Compute Tomography Measurement; Human; Radiography; Radiodiagnosis; Tibia; Orthopedics; Exploration; Adult; Measurement method; Torsion

Computed tomography (CT) frequently is used to determine torsional abnormalities. However, its use in clinical practice may be limited. We present a new method for measuring tibial torsion using conventional radiographs. We compared the method with several clinical methods and with CT measurement in...