KMID : 1189320200140020169
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Asian Spine Journal 2020 Volume.14 No. 2 p.169 ~ p.176
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Accuracy and Reliability of X-ray Measurements in the Cervical Spine
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Marques Catarina
Granstrom Emma MacDowall Anna Moreira Nuno Canto Skeppholm Martin Olerud Claes
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Abstract
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Study Design: This study is a post hoc analysis of a multicenter prospective randomized controlled trial which compared artificial disc replacement and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Purpose: Useful radiographic parameters for assessing cervical alignment include the Cobb angles, T1 slope (T1S), occipitocervical inclination (OCI), K-line tilt (KLT), and cervical sagittal vertical axis (cSVA). This study aimed to determine measurement accuracy and reliability for these parameters.
Overview of Literature: Various authors have assessed repeatability by comparing different methods of measurement, but knowledge of measurement error and minimal detectable change is scarce.
Methods: We evaluated 758 lateral cervical radiographs. One medical student and one spine surgeon (i.e., measured ¡¿2 within 4 weeks) independently measured the parameters obtaining 5,850 values. Standard error of measurement (SEm) and minimum detectable change (MDC) were calculated for each parameter. The accuracy and reliability of the Cobb angle measurements were calculated for the different types of angles: cervical lordosis, prosthesis angle, segmental angle with two bone surfaces (SABB), and segmental angle with one bone and one metal surface. Reliability was determined with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).
Results: SEm was 1.8¡Æ and MDC was 5.0¡Æ for the Cobb angle, with an intraobserver/interobserver ICC of 0.958/0.886. All the different subtypes of Cobb angles had an ICC higher than 0.950, except SABB (intraobserver/interobserver ICC of 0.922/0.716). The most accurate and reliable measurement was for KLT.
Conclusions: This study provides normative data on SEm and MDC for Cobb angles, T1S, KLT, OCI, and cSVA in cervical lateral radiographs. Reliability was excellent for all parameters except SABB (e.g., good).
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KEYWORD
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Cervical spine, Alignment, Cobb angle, T1 slope, Cervical sagittal vertical axis
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