Table 4.
Reproducibility of MRI Measurements to Diagnose Probable Causes of Complaints After Knee Arthroplasty, Sorted by Pathology With Their Statistic Results and the Results of the Critical Appraisal (COSMIN) for the Reliability Box
| Author (year) | Pathology | Measurement | Interrater reliability | 95% CI | Intrarater reliability | 95% CI | COSMIN reliability box |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total knee arthroplasty | |||||||
| A. Li et al (2016) 19 | Infection, | Lamellated hyperintense synovitis | K = 0.82 | 0.72‐0.91 | K = 0.83 | 0.74‐0.93 | ++ |
| loosening and wear | Frond like hypertrophied synovitis | ||||||
| instability and other | Homogeneous effusion | ||||||
| A. Plodkowski et al (2013) 29 | Infection | Synovitis | K = 0.82 | 0.72‐0.93 | K = 0.89 | 0.78‐1.00 | ++ |
| B. Raphael et al (2006) 20 | Instability | Medial collateral ligament | ICC > 0.77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ++ |
| Lateral collateral ligament | ICC > 0.74 | ||||||
| Joint effusion | ICC > 0.24 | ||||||
| Quadriceps tendon | ICC > 0.71 | ||||||
| Patellar tendon | ICC > 0.83 | ||||||
| Tibial component | ICC > 0.65 | ||||||
| Femoral component | ICC > 0.53 | ||||||
| Patellar component | ICC > 0.45 | ||||||
| A. Jawhar (2018) 27 | Instability | Posterior cruciate ligament | ICC > 0.90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | + |
| Medial collateral ligament | ICC > 0.34 | ||||||
| Lateral collateral ligament | ICC > 0.37 | ||||||
| Patella tendon | ICC > 0.68 | ||||||
| Popliteal vessels | ICC > 0.83 | ||||||
| Periprosthetic bone | ICC > 0.80 | ||||||
| T. Heyse et al (2011) 21 | Loosening and wear | Implant bone interface tibial | K > 0.95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ++ |
| Implant bone interface femoral | K > 0.80 | ||||||
| Implant bone interface patellar | K > 0.94 | ||||||
| A. Li et al (2017) 25 | Loosening and wear | Synovitis | K = 0.72 | 0.65‐0.80 | n/a | n/a | + |
| T. Heyse et al (2012) 18 | Malalignment | Femoral component rotation | α = 0.82 | n/a | α = 0.95 | n/a | – |
| Tibial component rotation | α = 0.89 | α = 0.91 | |||||
| T. Heyse et al (2015) 24 | Malalignment | Tibial component rotation | ICC = 0.63‐0.97 | n/a | ICC = 0.53‐0.96 | n/a | ++ |
| A. Murakami et al (2012) 26 | Malalignment | Femoral component rotation | ICC = 0.75 | 0.63‐0.84 | n/a | n/a | ++ |
| Tibial component rotation | ICC = 0.75 | 0.62‐0.84 | |||||
| M. Sgroi et al (2015) 30 | Malalignment | Femoral component rotation | ICC = 0.55 | n/a | ICC = 0.92 | n/a | + |
| Tibial component rotation | ICC = 0.89 | ICC = 0.95 | |||||
| T. Heyse et al (2012) 22 | Patellofemoral | Patella clunk | ICC = 0.75‐0.93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ++ |
| Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty | |||||||
| T. Heyse et al (2012) 11 | Instability | Anterior cruciate ligament | K = 1.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ++ |
| Posterior cruciate ligament | K = 0.76 | ||||||
| Lateral collateral ligament | K = 0.81 | ||||||
| Medial collateral ligament | K = 1.0 | ||||||
| Meniscus | K = 1.0 | ||||||
| Cartilage | K = 0.84 | ||||||
| Effusion | K = 1.0 | ||||||
| Patellar tendon | K = 1.0 | ||||||
| Quadriceps tendon | K = 1.0 | ||||||
| D. Malcherczyk et al (2015) 28 | Loosening and wear | Implant bone interface | K = 0.60‐1.00 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ++ |
| T. Heyse et al (2013) 23 | Malalignment | Femoral component rotation | ICC = 0.96 | n/a | ICC = 0.99 | n/a | ++ |
| Tibial component rotation | ICC ≥0.56 | ICC ≥0.88 | |||||
| Cadaveric studies | |||||||
| L. Solomon et al (2012) 36 | Loosening and wear | Periprosthetic osteolysis | K = 0.61 | n/a | K = 0.80‐0.86 | n/a | + |
K = Cohen's Kappa, ICC = intra class correlation coefficient, α = Cronbach's alpha, n/a = not applicable, ++ = very good, + = adequate, ‐ = doubtful, ‐‐ = inadequate.