Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system in adult diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: an assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability
| dc.contributor.advisor | Laubscher, Maritz | |
| dc.contributor.author | Panchoo, Pravesh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-14T08:46:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-14T08:46:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-04-14T07:11:59Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objectives The Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system has been validated in multiple studies assessing the healing of tibial fractures. Our objective was to assess the inter and intraobserver reliability for the RUST in diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary (IM) nailing. Patients and Methods A total of 60 sets of anteroposterior (AP) and lateral radiographs of diaphyseal femoral fractures treated by reamed IM nailing were randomly selected from a prospectively collected database. The 60 sets of radiographs were then scored by three reviewers using the RUST system. Interobserver reliability was measured at initial scoring. The 60 sets of radiographs were scored again by the three reviewers to calculate the intraobserver reliability. Results The RUST scores ranged from 4 to 12 with a mean score of 11.3 ± 1.3. The interobserver intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.81-0.92) and the intraobserver ICC was 0.91 (95% CI, 0.88-0.94), which indicated excellent agreement. Conclusion This study demonstrated that the RUST system can be used reliably in the assessment of healing in diaphyseal femur fractures treated by reamed intramedullary nailing, with excellent interobserver and intraobserver reliability. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Panchoo, P. (2022). <i>Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system in adult diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: an assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability</i>. (). ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of General Surgery. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37733 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Panchoo, Pravesh. <i>"Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system in adult diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: an assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability."</i> ., ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of General Surgery, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37733 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Panchoo, P. 2022. Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system in adult diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: an assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability. . ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of General Surgery. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37733 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Master Thesis AU - Panchoo, Pravesh AB - Objectives The Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system has been validated in multiple studies assessing the healing of tibial fractures. Our objective was to assess the inter and intraobserver reliability for the RUST in diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary (IM) nailing. Patients and Methods A total of 60 sets of anteroposterior (AP) and lateral radiographs of diaphyseal femoral fractures treated by reamed IM nailing were randomly selected from a prospectively collected database. The 60 sets of radiographs were then scored by three reviewers using the RUST system. Interobserver reliability was measured at initial scoring. The 60 sets of radiographs were scored again by the three reviewers to calculate the intraobserver reliability. Results The RUST scores ranged from 4 to 12 with a mean score of 11.3 ± 1.3. The interobserver intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.81-0.92) and the intraobserver ICC was 0.91 (95% CI, 0.88-0.94), which indicated excellent agreement. Conclusion This study demonstrated that the RUST system can be used reliably in the assessment of healing in diaphyseal femur fractures treated by reamed intramedullary nailing, with excellent interobserver and intraobserver reliability. DA - 2022_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - RUST KW - Score KW - Intraobserver KW - Interobserver KW - Reliability KW - Femur fractures KW - Intramedullary nail LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system in adult diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: an assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability TI - Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system in adult diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: an assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37733 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37733 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Panchoo P. Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system in adult diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: an assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability. []. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of General Surgery, 2022 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37733 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Division of General Surgery | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | |
| dc.subject | RUST | |
| dc.subject | Score | |
| dc.subject | Intraobserver | |
| dc.subject | Interobserver | |
| dc.subject | Reliability | |
| dc.subject | Femur fractures | |
| dc.subject | Intramedullary nail | |
| dc.title | Radiographic Union Score for Tibia (RUST) scoring system in adult diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: an assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability | |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MMed |