• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2024

    Intra- and inter-operator reliability of three-dimensional preoperative planning in total knee arthroplasty.

    • Killian Cosendey, Kevin Moerenhout, Julien Stanovici, Brigitte M Jolles, and Julien Favre.
    • Department of Musculoskeletal Medicine (DAL), Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), Avenue Pierre-Decker 4, Lausanne, CH-1005, Switzerland. Killian.cosendey@chuv.ch.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 Aug 1; 144 (8): 362536303625-3630.

    PurposeTo characterize the intra- and inter-operator reliability of a CT-based 3D preoperative planning software.Materials And MethodsThis study analyzed 30 CT scans of de-identified knees with osteoarthritis. For each scan, a case planner segmented the bones and pre-planned the TKA. Three orthopedic surgeons then reviewed each pre-planning three times at least one week apart, in a blinded manner. During the reviews, the surgeons modified the pre-plannings until they felt the plannings matched the objectives defined collegially at the beginning of the study. Reliability was assessed using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and the Standard Error of Measurement (SEM).ResultsThe intra- and inter-operator reliabilities for implant size selection were almost perfect (ICC between 0.97 and 0.99). Implants of same sizes were selected in 67.1-90.0% of cases. For implant placements, almost perfect intra- and inter-operator reliability was observed in all degrees-of-freedom (ICC between 0.81 and 1.00), except in flexion-extension for the femur (intra-operator ICC between: 0.76 and 0.99; inter-operator ICC of 0.61) and the tibia (intra-operator ICC between 0.12 and 1.00; inter-operator ICC of 0.03). All implant placements SEM were below 1.3 mm or 1.7°.ConclusionsThis study showed high intra- and inter-operator reliability for implant size selection and, in most of the degrees-of-freedom, also for implant placements. Further research is needed to evaluate the benefit of developing more precise means of describing the objectives of the surgical planning as well as to evaluate the possibility and relevance of adding features in the planning software to assist the operators.© 2024. The Author(s).

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