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Table 4 The recognition rate of Lisfranc injury in conventional radiographs

From: Is the diagnostic validity of conventional radiography for Lisfranc injury acceptable?

 

Observer A

Observer B

Mean value

*P

value

First time

Three months later

First time

Three months later

All ( n  = 307)

227/307

(73.9%)

248/307

(80.8%)

263/307

(85.7%)

267/307

(87.0%)

81.8%

0.004#

Chiodo-Myerson’s three-column classification [18]

 One column

( n  = 44)

27/44

(61.4%)

32/44

(72.7%)

36/44

(81.8%)

34/44

(77.3%)

73.3%

0.171

 A ( n  = 7)

3/7

(42.9%)

4/7

(57.1%)

5/7

(71.4%)

5/7

(71.4%)

60.7%

0.608

 B ( n  = 37)

24/37

(64.9%)

28/37

(75.7%)

31/37

(83.8%)

29/37

(78.4%)

75.7%

0.278

 Two columns

( n  = 136)

90/136

(66.2%)

99/136

(72.8%)

106/136

(77.9%)

113/136

(83.1%)

75.0%

0.037#

 AB ( n  = 69)

39/69

(56.5%)

48/69

(69.6%)

51/69

(73.9%)

55/69

(79.7%)

69.9%

0.051

 AC ( n  = 2)

0/2

(0.0%)

1/2

(50.0%)

1/2

(50.0%)

1/2

(50.0%)

37.5%

1.000

 BC ( n  = 65)

51/65

(78.5%)

50/65

(76.9%)

54/65

(83.1%)

57/65

(87.7%)

81.5%

0.267

Three columns (ABC) ( n  = 127)

110/127

(86.6%)

117/127

(92.1%)

121/127

(95.3%)

120/127

(94.5%)

92.1%

0.111

Displacement classification

 Displaced injury ( n  = 84)

77/84

(91.7%)

81/84

(96.4%)

81/84

(96.4%)

82/84

(97.6%)

95.5%

0.496

 Non-displaced injury ( n  = 223)

150/223

(67.3%)

167/223

(74.9%)

182/223

(81.6%)

185/223

(83.0%)

76.7%

0.005#

  1. A, B, and C represent medial, intermediate, and lateral column, respectively
  2. *The mean value of Observer A’s two observations was compared to that of Observer B
  3. #P < 0.05