Preliminary Study: 3D Nailing for Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures.

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] 2. Injury. 2021 Jun;52(6):1500-1505. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.11.031. Epub 2020 Nov 21. Classification of femur trochanteric fracture: Evaluating the reliability of Tang classification. Yin B(1), He Y(1), Wang D(1), Zhou J(2). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, PR China. (2)Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, PR China. Electronic address: junlinzhou_article@outlook.com. INTRODUCTION: Given the drawbacks of a femoral intertrochanteric fracture classification based on 2-dimensional radiographic imaging, an artificial intelligence-based classification system- the Tang classification system-which uses 3-dimensional image analysis, has previously been developed. This study explored the reliability of the Tang classification by comparing the consistency of this classification with the conventional 2-dimensional femoral intertrochanteric fracture classification systems. METHODS: X-ray and computed tomography (CT) data of 258 patients with femoral intertrochanteric fractures were classified by 6 orthopedic surgeons using the Evans, Jensen, AO/OTA, and Tang classification systems on 2 separate occasions, 1 month apart. Kappa statistics were used to evaluate the inter- and intraobserver differences in classifications. RESULTS: When the interobserver reliability was based on X-ray image analysis, the Kappa values for the Evans, Jensen, AO/OTA, and Tang classifications were 0.54 ± 0.03 (moderate agreement), 0.53 ± 0.02 (moderate agreement), 0.46 ± 0.02 (moderate agreement), and 0.63 ± 0.02 (substantial agreement), respectively. When the interobserver reliability was based on CT images, the Kappa values of the Evans, Jensen, AO/OTA, and Tang classifications were 0.49 ± 0.03 (moderate agreement), 0.49 ± 0.03 (moderate agreement), 0.44 ± 0.03 (moderate agreement), 0.64 ± 0.02 (substantial agreement), respectively. For X-ray images, the intraobserver Kappa values for the Evans, Jensen, AO/OTA, and Tang classification were 0.53 ± 0.02 (moderate agreement), 0.54 ± 0.03 (moderate agreement), 0.45 ± 0.03 (moderate agreement), and 0.65 ± 0.03 (substantial agreement), respectively. When intraobserver reliability was based on CT images, the Kappa values for the Evans, Jensen, AO/OTA, and Tang classification were 0.52 ± 0.03 (moderate agreement), 0.52 ± 0.02 (moderate agreement), 0.41 ± 0.02 (moderate agreement), and 0.63 ± 0.03(substantial agreement), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The current study suggests that the Tang classification system is more reliable than the Evans, Jensen, and AO/OTA classification systems for measuring intertrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.11.031