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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Arthroplasty. 2023 Mar 15;38(6 Suppl):S32–S35.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.03.016

Table 1.

Performance of Each Query Method by Diagnosis Category

Query Method % Agreement Kappa* (95% CI) Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
PJI
 PS-PD 89.3% 0.51 (0.43–0.58) 38.6% 99.9% 98.5% 88.6%
 AR-PD 97.5% 0.91 (0.87–0.94) 86.0% 99.9% 99.3% 97.1%
 PS-AD 90.4% 0.58 (0.50–0.65) 45.6% 99.8% 97.5% 89.8%
 AR-AD 97.3% 0.90 (0.87–0.94) 88.3% 99.1% 95.6% 97.6%
Loosening
 PS-PD 82.1% 0.64 (0.59–0.69) 69.7% 94.8% 93.2% 75.4%
 AR-PD 82.1% 0.64 (0.59–0.69) 69.7% 94.8% 93.2% 75.4%
 PS-AD 82.5% 0.65 (0.60–0.70) 70.9% 94.3% 92.7% 76.1%
 AR-AD 82.4% 0.65 (0.60–0.70) 70.9% 94.1% 92.4% 76.0%
Instability
 PS-PD 82.9% 0.59 (0.54–0.65) 56.8% 97.5% 92.8% 80.1%
 AR-PD 82.7% 0.59 (0.53–0.65) 56.8% 97.3% 92.2% 80.1%
 PS-AD 84.8% 0.64 (0.59–0.70) 62.2% 97.5% 93.3% 82.2%
 AR-AD 84.7% 0.64 (0.59–0.70) 62.9% 96.9% 92.0% 82.4%
Fracture
 PS-PD 97.1% 0.24 (0.04–0.44) 16.0% 99.6% 57.1% 97.4%
 AR-PD 97.1% 0.24 (0.04–0.44) 16.0% 99.6% 57.1% 97.4%
 PS-AD 97.1% 0.36 (0.16–0.55) 28.0% 99.2% 53.9% 97.8%
 AR-AD 97.1% 0.36 (0.16–0.55) 28.0% 99.2% 53.9% 97.8%

PS-PD: Prosthetic joint-specific diagnosis codes in the principal diagnosis position; AR-PD: Any related code in the principal diagnosis position; PS-AD: Prosthetic joint-specific diagnosis codes in any of the 10 diagnostic positions; AR-AD: Any related code in any of the 10 diagnostic positions

*

Cohen’s kappa statistic was calculated and was assessed using grading criteria per precedence in the literature: κ = 0.20 to 0.39, fair; κ = 0.40 to 0.59, moderate; κ = 0.60 to 0.79, very good; κ greater than 0.80, excellent