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- Title
Reliability and correlation of weight-bearing cone beam CT and Foot Posture Index (FPI) for measurements of foot posture: a test-retest study.
- Authors
Hansen, Philip; Brinch, Signe; Radev, Dimitar Ivanov; Nybing, Janus Uhd; Toftgaard, Sanne; Johannsen, Finn Elkjær
- Abstract
Objective: To assess test-retest reliability and correlation of weight-bearing (WB) and non-weight-bearing (NWB) cone beam CT (CBCT) foot measurements and Foot Posture Index (FPI) Materials and methods: Twenty healthy participants (age 43.11±11.36, 15 males, 5 females) were CBCT-scanned in February 2019 on two separate days on one foot in both WB and NWB positions. Three radiology observers measured the navicular bone position. Plantar (ΔNAVplantar) and medial navicular displacements (ΔNAVmedial) were calculated as a measure of foot posture changes under loading. FPI was assessed by two rheumatologists on the same two days. FPI is a clinical measurement of foot posture with 3 rearfoot and 3 midfoot/forefoot scores. Test-retest reproducibility was determined for all measurements. CBCT was correlated to FPI total and subscores. Results: Intra- and interobserver reliabilities for navicular position and FPI were excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).875–.997). In particular, intraobserver (ICC.0.967–1.000) and interobserver reliabilities (ICC.946–.997) were found for CBCT navicular height and medial position. Interobserver reliability of ΔNAVplantar was excellent (ICC.926 (.812;.971); MDC 2.22), whereas the ΔNAVmedial was fair-good (ICC.452 (.385;.783); MDC 2.42 mm). Using all observers' measurements, we could calculate mean ΔNAVplantar (4.25±2.08 mm) and ΔNAVmedial (1.55±0.83 mm). We demonstrated a small day-day difference in ΔNAVplantar (0.64 ±1.13mm; p<.05), but not for ΔNAVmedial (0.04 ±1.13mm; p=n.s.). Correlation of WBCT (WB navicular height - ΔNAVmedial) with total clinical FPI scores and FPI subscores, respectively, showed high correlation (ρ: −.706; ρ: −.721). Conclusion: CBCT and FPI are reliable measurements of foot posture, with a high correlation between the two measurements.
- Subjects
CONE beam computed tomography; POSTURE; INTER-observer reliability; INTRACLASS correlation; STATISTICAL reliability
- Publication
Skeletal Radiology, 2023, Vol 52, Issue 12, p2387
- ISSN
0364-2348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00256-023-04352-1