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Table 1 Radiographic measurements and interobserver agreement

From: The Y plane is a reliable CT-based reference for glenoid component positioning in shoulder arthroplasty

     

Inter-observer agreement

Variable

Mean ±SD

Median

(range)

(IQR)

ICC

95% C.I.

Measurements

 Humeral head size (mm)

43.4 ± 4.0

43.6

(36 – 52)

(40 – 47)

0.89

(0.85 – 0.92)

 G – Y

-19.6 ± 2.3

19.5

(-26 – -15)

(-21 – -18)

0.82

(0.74 – 0.88)

 G – BC

-1.5 ± 4.6

-2.0

(-13 – 9)

(-5 – 2)

0.86

(0.81 – 0.90)

 G – CC

-36.8 ± 6.6

-35.7

(-60 – -23)

(-40 – -32)

0.80

(0.72 – 0.85)

Ratios (relative to humeral head size)

 G – Y

-0.45 ± 0.05

-0.46

(-0.58 – -0.35)

(-0.48 – -0.42)

0.80

(0.72 – 0.86)

 G – BC

-0.04 ± 0.11

-0.04

(-0.34 – 0.19)

(-0.10 – 0.04)

0.86

(0.81 – 0.90)

 G – CC

-0.85 ± 0.13

-0.84

(-1.35 – -0.62)

(-0.93 – -0.76)

0.74

(-0.65 – 0.81)

  1. ICC can be interpreted as follows: poor, < 0.40; fair, 0.41–0.59; good, 0.60–0.74; excellent, 0.75–1.00. Positive values indicated that points were lateral to the glenoid, whereas negative values indicated that points were medial to the glenoid
  2. Abbreviations: ICC Intraclass Correlation Coefficient