Dl. Skaggs et al., Variability in measurement of acetabular index in normal and dysplastic hips, before and after reduction, J PED ORTH, 18(6), 1998, pp. 799-801
This study examined the variability in the measurement of the acetabular in
dex (AI) in normal and dysplastic hips, both before and after reduction. Th
is variability for dysplastic hips is greater than that of normal hips. The
variability is greater before an open or dosed reduction than after reduct
ion, and the variability after an open reduction is nearly 3 times greater
than after a closed reduction. The 95% confidence interval of the AI is 10.
1 degrees intraobserver and 21.9 degrees interobserver for all hips. The AI
is most accurate in the situation in which it is most useful, after a clos
ed reduction of a dysplastic hip. A 95% confidence interval of 5.1 degrees
in this selected population supports the use of the Al for monitoring aceta
bular remodeling after closed reductions in accordance with previous clinic
al recommendations.