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Evaluation of Letournel and Judet Classification of Acetabular Fracture with Plain Radiographs and Three-Dimensional Computerized Tomographic Scan

2000; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 8; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/230949900000800107

2309-4990

Boonyarak Visutipol, Pornchai Chobtangsin, Bunyat Ketmalasiri, Narongchai Pattarabanjird, Namchai Varodompun,

Bone and Joint Diseases

Letournal and Judet classification of acetabular fracture is widely used. The classification is based on the identification of fracture lines on plain radiographs. Three-dimensional CT scan was claimed to give a better view of the fracture line. Our study showed that intraobserver reproducibility and interobserver reliability were almost the same when classification was done by using plain radiographs and 3D-CT scan. And 3D-CT scan did not increase either the interobserver reliability or the intraobserver reproducibility in classifying the fracture.