Comparison of ultrasound and dorsal tangential view for dorsal cortex screw penetration in volar plating of the distal radius

Yang, Jui-Ming<sup>1,2</sup>; Wang, Chien-Kuo<sup>3</sup>; Lin, Wei-Chin<sup>4,5</sup>; Li, Chung-Yi<sup>6,7,8</sup>; Su, Fong-Chin<sup>1,9</sup>; Jou, I-Ming<sup>10,11</sup>; Wu, Po-Ting<sup>1,5,9,12,13</sup>

Affiliations

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

²Department of Orthopedics, Tainan ShinLau Christian Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

³Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

⁴Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

⁵Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

⁶Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

⁷Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

⁸Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan

⁹Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

¹⁰Department of Orthopedics, E‐Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

¹¹School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I‐Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

¹²Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

¹³Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

Abstract and keywords

We compared the accuracy of the fluoroscopic dorsal tangential view (DTV) and an ultrasound (US) examination in detecting dorsal screw penetration during volar distal radius plating. In six fresh cadaveric distal radii, seven periarticular locking screws in two rows for each plate were inserted according to the measured length using a depth gauge and then replaced with another that was 1 and 2 mm longer, respectively. The actual protruded length of each screw was determined using computed tomography (CT) images. The accuracy of US and DTV measurements was determined using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), as both measurements were compared with CT measurements. The ICC of US and DTV was 0.96 and 0.75, respectively, for all screws. After excluding the data for proximal-row screws, the ICC of US remained unchanged at 0.96, and that of DTV improved to 0.86. The ICC of US was significantly higher than that of DTV (p < 0.01). US had a 100% detection rate for screw protrusion of more than 1.0 mm. US examination showed excellent consistency with CT measurements and its accuracy was not affected by screw location. US might thus be a practical tool for detecting dorsal cortex screw penetration during volar distal radius plating.

Keywords: fluoroscopy; radius fractures; screws penetration; ultrasound; volar plating

Links

DOI: 10.1002/jor.25341

PubMed: 35451220

WoS: 000784360200001

History

Received: 2021-10-28

Revised: 2022-03-14

Accepted: 2022-03-31

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