Do computed tomography and its 3D reconstruction increase the reproducibility of classifications of fractures of the proximal extremity of the humerus?,

OBJECTIVE: to determine whether 3D reconstruction images from computed tomography (CT) increase the inter and intraobserver agreement of the Neer and Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (AO) classification systems.METHODS: radiographic images and tomographic images with 3D reconstruction were obtained in three shoulder positions and were analyzed on two occasions by four independent observers.RESULTS: the radiographic evaluation demonstrated that using CT improved the inter and intraobserver agreement of the Neer classification. This was not seen with the AO classification, in which CT was only shown to increase the interobserver agreement.CONCLUSION: use of 3D CT allows better evaluation of fractures with regard to their component parts and their displacements, but nevertheless the intraobserver agreement presented is less than ideal.

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Main Authors:	Matsushigue,Thaís, Franco,Valmir Pagliaro, Pierami,Rafael, Tamaoki,Marcel Jun Sugawara, Netto,Nicola Archetti, Matsumoto,Marcelo Hide
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2014
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162014000200174
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