Grading fractures on foot and ankle x-rays and MRI scans in the active Charcot foot in diabetes: how strong is the agreement between modalities?
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Artz, Oliver
Meacock, Lisa
Elias, David A.
Edmonds, Michael E.
Petrova, Nina L.
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2023
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OBJECTIVE: To compare X-ray and MRI as diagnostic tests of active Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy (CNO) in diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: X-rays and MRI scans of 48 participants were rated for severity of fracture (0 = no fracture, 1 = fracture, 2 = collapse/fragmentation), and for absence/presence of bone marrow edema (BME) on MRI and absence/presence of bone injury on X-ray. The agreement between modalities was assessed with tests for symmetry, marginal homogeneity, and κ-coefficients. RESULTS: X-ray underscored MRI in grading fractures in the metatarsals (P = 0.05) and tarsals (P < 0.001) and reported as normal 79% of the bones with BME. The agreement between X-ray and MRI for grading severity of fracture was moderate to substantial (κ = 0.53; P < 0.001) and for detecting bone injury, slight to fair (κ = 0.17; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The significant underperformance of X-ray in the assessment of the hot, swollen foot in diabetes should be considered when confirming or refuting the diagnosis of active CNO.
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Diabetes Care
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46
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9