Open AccessInter-observer and intra-observer reliability in the radiographic diagnosis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head following reconstructive hip surgery in children with cerebral palsy
Author(s) -
Kim Hesketh,
Wudbhav N. Sankar,
Benjamin Joseph,
Unni Narayanan,
Kishore Mulpuri
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of children's orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-016-0723-y
Subject(s) - medicine , avascular necrosis , femoral head , cerebral palsy , radiography , reconstructive surgery , surgery , orthopedic surgery , physical therapy
The incidence of avascular necrosis (AVN) following reconstructive hip surgery in cerebral palsy (CP) ranges from 0 to 69 % in the current literature. The purpose of this study was to determine the inter- and intra-observer reliability of radiographically diagnosing AVN in children with CP after hip surgery.