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Table 7 Intra and interobserver reliability comparison between pre-op and post-op radiological ankle parameters

From: Increased medial talar tilt may incite ankle pain and predispose ankle osteoarthritis after correction of severity of knee varus deformity among patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a prospective observation

Variables

Pre-operative radiological ankle parameters

Post-operative radiological ankle parameters

Intra-observer reliability (ICC, 95% CI)

Inter-observer reliability (ICC, 95% CI)

Intra-observer reliability (ICC, 95% CI)

Inter-observer reliability (ICC, 95% CI)

Tibio-talar angle (TTA)

0.987a (0.952–0.991)

0.948 (0.885–0.977)

0.946a (0.903–0.980)

0.925 (0.837–0.966)

0.925b (0.880–0.975)

0.965b (0.908–0.981)

Tibial Anterior Surface angle (TAS)

0.921a (0.845–0.968)

0.967 (0.916–0.983)

0.910a (0.890–0.978)

0.889 (0.864–0.972)

0.934b (0.920–0.984)

0.973b (0.918–0.983)

Lateral distal tibial angle (LDTA)

0.823a (0.794–0.956)

0.937 (0.905–0.981)

0.921a (0.891–0.978)

0.878 (0.846–0.968)

0.789b (0.646–0.920)

0.915b (0.817–0.962)

Talar-Tilt angle (TT)

0.929a (0.846–0.968)

0.930 (0.827–0.964)

0.824a (0.779–0.95)

0.932 (0.852–0.969)

0.954b (0.900 -0.980)

0.934b (0.829–0.962)

Anatomical talo-crural angle (aTC)

0.867a (0.745–0.945)

0.814 (0.774–0.952)

0.917a (0.808–0.960)

0.942 (0.888–0.977)

0.92b (0.808–0.960)

0.924b (0.889–0.977)

Ground surface and distal tibial plafond angle (GP)

0.926a (0.845–0.968)

0.962 (0.916–0.983)

0.951a (0.890–0.978)

0.924 (0.864–0.972)

0.924b (0.880–0.975)

0.958b (0.908–0.981)

Ground surface and upper surface of talus angle (GT)

0.924a (0.794–0.956)

0.927 (0.905–0.981)

0.951a (0.891–0.978)

0.938 (0.864–0.972)

0.817b (0.646–0.920)

0.917b (0.817–0.962)

Tibial plateau and tibial plafond angle (PP)

0.919a (0.846–0.968)

0.92 (0.827–0.964)

0.812a (0.732–0.953)

0.929 (0.846–0.968)

0.928b (0.900–0.980)

0.915b (0.839–0.925)

  1. Intra-observer reliability ICCa— Between observer 1 at two separate occasions 2 weeks apart, Intra-observer reliability ICCb—Between observer 2 at two separate occasions 2 weeks apart