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. 2022 Jun 25;32(12):8376–8385. doi: 10.1007/s00330-022-08919-9

Table 3.

Detected abnormalities and diagnostic confidence

Anatomical complex Grade CS CSAI 2x CSAI 3x
n Rating n Rating n Rating
Reader I
Tibiofibular syndesmosis I
II 1 1 1
III
Total 1 4.0 ± 0.0 1 4.0 ± 0.0 1 4.0 ± 0.0
Lateral collateral ligament complex I 5 5 5
II 5 5 6
III 5 5 4
Total 15 4.5 ± 0.5 15 4.4 ± 0.5 15 3.9 ± 0.5**
Medial collateral ligament complex I 2 2 2
II
III
Total 2 4.0 ± 0.0 2 4.0 ± 0.0 2 3.0 ± 0.0
Tendons 13 4.6 ± 0.5 13 4.5 ± 0.5 12 4.1 ± 0.5
Cartilage I
II
III 4 4 4
Total 4 5.0 ± 0.0 4 4.8 ± 0.5 4 4.0 ± 0.0*
Bone I 7 7 6
II 7 7 7
Total 14 5.0 ± 0.0 14 5.0 ± 0.0 13 4.3 ± 0.5**
Reader II
Tibiofibular syndesmosis I
II 1 1 1
III
Total 1 4.0 ± 0.0 1 4.0 ± 0.0 1 4.0 ± 0.0
Lateral collateral ligament complex I 4 4 4
II 5 5 6
III 5 5 4
Total 14 4.3 ± 0.5 14 4.2 ± 0.6 14 3.8 ± 0.4**
Medial collateral ligament complex I 1 1 1
II
III
Total 1 4.0 ± 0.0 1 4.0 ± 0.0 1 3.0 ± 0.0
Tendons 11 4.5 ± 0.5 11 4.3 ± 0.5 11 3.7 ± 0.5*
Cartilage I
II 1
III 4 4 3
Total 4 4.5 ± 0.6 4 4.5 ± 0.6 4 4.0 ± 0.0
Bone I 7 7 6
II 7 7 7
Total 14 5.0 ± 0.0 14 5.0 ± 0.0 13 4.2 ± 0.4**

Data are presented as means ± standard deviations

5-point Likert scale (5 = best; 1 = worst)

*p ≤ 0.05 using CS as standard of reference

**p ≤ 0.005 using CS as standard of reference