Emily A Eismann, Zachary A Stephan, Charles T Mehlman, Jaime Denning, Tracey Mehlman, Shital N Parikh, Junichi Tamai, Andrew Zbojniewicz
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the reliability of triplane fracture classification, displacement measurement, and treatment planning with the use of radiographs with and without computed tomography. METHODS: One pediatric radiologist, one musculoskeletal radiologist, and three fellowship-trained pediatric orthopaedic surgeons rated a spectrum of twenty-five triplane fractures with use of radiographs alone and then with computed tomography scans on two separate occasions (two to four weeks apart)...
June 17, 2015: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume