Table 1.
Sample | Digit | Age/sex of specimen | Radiographic volar fragment size (%) | Digitally measured volar fragment size (%) | Average difference in measurement (%) | P value for measurement—radiograph vs digital software | P value for difference between exposure to prefractured image vs only fractured image |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 61 M | 23.28 [10-45] | 57.85 | −34.575 | <.0001 | .978 |
2 | 3 | 61 M | 32.95 [5-50] | 30.35 | 2.6 | .3281 | .4328 |
3 | 4 | 61 M | 32.33 [20-41] | 36.95 | −4.625 | .0571 | .169 |
4 | 2 | 55 M | 33.20 [25-40] | 37.70 | −4.5 | .1225 | .9275 |
5 | 3 | 55 M | 54.70 [15-65] | 61.25 | −6.55 | .0526 | .1529 |
6 | 4 | 55 M | 10.30 [0-20] | 20.90 | −10.6 | .004 | .4106 |
7 | 2 | 57 F | 14.20 [5-25] | 30.40 | −16.2 | .0002 | .4599 |
8 | 3 | 57 F | 45.85 [30-60] | 63.25 | −17.4 | <.0001 | .6671 |
9 | 4 | 57 F | 45.35 [15-55] | 58.55 | −13.2 | .0095 | .5634 |
10 | 2 | 51 M | 75.60 [70-80] | 80.90 | −5.3 | .0261 | .7927 |
11 | 3 | 51 M | 39.15 [25-50] | 53.50 | −14.35 | .0006 | .6021 |
12 | 4 | 51 M | 26.23 [10-40] | 43.25 | −17.025 | .0018 | .7659 |
13 | 2 | 44 M | 26.50 [15-40] | 38.40 | −11.9 | .0004 | .5673 |
14 | 3 | 44 M | 27.88 [15-40] | 26.50 | 1.375 | .7345 | .8423 |
15 | 4 | 44 M | 38.65 [15-50] | 46.40 | −7.75 | .0002 | .931 |
16 | 2 | 51 M | 63.13 [25-85] | 65.90 | −2.775 | .8085 | .6434 |
17 | 3 | 51 M | 89.73 [70-100] | 82.35 | 7.375 | .2062 | .5831 |
18 | 4 | 51 M | 47.85 [35-66] | 54.85 | −7 | .0951 | .0456 |
Overall average difference in measurements | Overall average P value for measurement—radiograph vs digital software | ||||||
−9.02 | .0008 |
Note. P values < .05 are indicated in bold.