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AJR 2000; 174:1691-1697
© American Roentgen Ray Society

Contribution of Individual Projections Alone and in Combination for Radiographic Detection of Ankle Fractures

Eric A. Brandser1, Kevin S. Berbaum1, Donald D. Dorfman1, Robert J. Braksiek2, Georges Y. El-Khoury1, Charles L. Saltzman3,4, J. L. Marsh3 and William A. Clark1

1 Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City, IA 52240.
2 College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52240.
3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52240.
4 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52240.

OBJECTIVE. We wanted to determine whether the standard three-view ankle radiographic series could be replaced by a two-view combination, and if so, which two-view combination (anteroposterior with lateral or mortise with lateral) would be superior.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. During a 12-month period, we retrospectively reviewed 556 consecutive ankle radiographic studies consisting of anteroposterior, mortise, and lateral views. One hundred twenty patients with at least one ankle fracture were paired with 140 healthy control subjects. Each image in the three-view examination was separated and sorted by view and studied independently; all images were reviewed by two skeletal radiologists and two orthopedic surgeons. Each radiograph was evaluated for fracture of the medial, lateral, and posterior malleoli and the foot using a five-point confidence rating. Performance of each view and modeled two- and three-view combinations of views was evaluated with modified receiver operating characteristic analysis.

RESULTS. The data provide little support for preferring either two-view combination (anteroposterior-lateral or mortise-lateral) for any type of fracture. The three-view combination does detect significantly more fractures than some two-view combinations in some locations, and there is a statistically significant cost in diagnostic accuracy for eliminating the anteroposterior or mortise view.

CONCLUSION. Reducing the ankle radiographic series from three to two views would result in a small but significant decrease in the detection of fractures of the ankle and foot. Both two-view combinations are equivalent for fracture detection.


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