Arthroscopy of the Knee: An Analysis of 588 Consecutive Knee Arthroscopies

In a consecutive study of 588 knee arthroscopies, the accuracy of the clinical and arthroscopical diagnosis is evaluated by means of the diagnostic specificity and sensitivity. The investigation includes a number of orthopaedic knee disorders, and it is shown that arthroscopy gives a substantial increase in the diagnostic accuracy. Follow-up examination of the non operated patients showed that surgery was avoided in 19 per cent of the patients, in whom surgery was indicated by clinical diagnosis.

It is concluded that arthroscopy is a safe and valuable procedure in the diagnosis of knee disorders, and the best method to avoid unnecessary surgery.     

Intra-word consistency and accuracy in Finnish children aged 3–6 years

This study examined intra-word consistency and accuracy in typically developing Finnish children and their relation to children’s vocabulary size and phonological skills. A total of 80 typically developing Finnish children aged 3;0 to 6;11 were asked to name 20 words three separate times during a single assessment session. Responses were classified into four categories: 1) consistently correct productions, 2) consistently incorrect productions, 3) variable productions with hits (variable productions including at least one matched adult target), and 4) variable productions with no hits. The results revealed that 5- and 6-year-old children produced significantly more often consistently correct responses than younger children. However, even for the 3- and 4-year old children the most frequent response type was consistently correct production. Between these two youngest age groups (3 and 4), the only significant difference was in consistently incorrect responses, which the 3-year-olds produced more often than the older children. There was a significant negative correlation between consistently incorrectly produced words and children’s phonological skills, but no other relationships were found. The results indicate that when assessing children with speech sound disorder (SSD), Finnish clinicians need to take into account the fact that even 3-year-old typically developing children generally produce words correctly, either consistently or inconsistently.     

Diagnosis of the condition of the dental pulp: a systematic review

The aim of this systematic review was to appraise the diagnostic accuracy of signs/symptoms and tests used to determine the condition of the pulp in teeth affected by deep caries, trauma or other types of injury. Radiographic methods were not included. The electronic literature search included the databases PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Reviews from January 1950 to June 2011. The complete search strategy is given in an Appendix S1 (available online as Supporting Information). In addition, hand searches were made. Two reviewers independently assessed abstracts and full-text articles. An article was read in full text if at least one of the two reviewers considered an abstract to be potentially relevant. Altogether, 155 articles were read in full text. Of these, 18 studies fulfilled pre-specified inclusion criteria. The quality of included articles was assessed using the QUADAS tool. Based on studies of high or moderate quality, the quality of evidence of each diagnostic method/test was rated in four levels according to GRADE. No study reached high quality; two were of moderate quality. The overall evidence was insufficient to assess the value of toothache or abnormal reaction to heat/cold stimulation for determining the pulp condition. The same applies to methods for establishing pulp status, including electric or thermal pulp testing, or methods for measuring pulpal blood circulation. In general, there are major shortcomings in the design, conduct and reporting of studies in this domain of dental research.     

湖北省7台医用直线加速器调强放射治疗多叶光栅叶片到位精度验证方法研究

目的 用放射性免冲洗胶片测量调强放射治疗（IMRT）多叶光栅（MLC）叶片到位精确度验证方法研究,为IMRT质量控制提供参考依据。方法 选择湖北省7家三甲医院的7台不同型号医用直线加速器,放射治疗计划系统（TPS）计划5条宽度为0.6 cm条状的栅栏,每条状野之间的距离为3.0 cm。用EBT2免冲洗胶片测量5条状野位置、多叶光栅叶片位置偏差和实际宽度。结果 按国际原子能机构（IAEA）要求,胶片测量与TPS计划每条栅栏野多叶光栅条状位置结果应≤±0.5 mm。编号5和编号7的加速器MLC条状野位置偏差分别为0.7和-1.0 mm,不符合IAEA要求。按IAEA要求,胶片测量每对与每条所有多叶光栅叶片平均位置偏差应≤±0.5 mm。7台加速器MLC每对叶片位置偏差均在±0.5 mm内,符合IAEA要求;IAEA要求单对MLC叶片开野宽度与该机器5条条状野平均开野宽度的差值不超过±0.75 mm,7台加速器每对MLC开野宽度与平均值的差值范围为-0.6~0.5 mm,符合要求。所有叶片开野宽度标准偏差应≤0.3 mm,7台加速器标准偏差在0.1~0.2 mm范围内,符合要求。结论 用EBT2免冲洗胶片验证MLC位置精确度方法操作简单、检测精度高,是质量控制（QA）的重要手段之一,适合大范围核查使用。     

Use of single‐representative reverse‐engineered surface‐models for RSA does not affect measurement accuracy and precision

Implant migration can be accurately quantified by model‐based Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis (RSA), using an implant surface model to locate the implant relative to the bone. In a clinical situation, a single reverse engineering (RE) model for each implant type and size is used. It is unclear to what extent the accuracy and precision of migration measurement is affected by implant manufacturing variability unaccounted for by a single representative model. Individual RE models were generated for five short‐stem hip implants of the same type and size. Two phantom analyses and one clinical analysis were performed: “Accuracy‐matched models”: one stem was assessed, and the results from the original RE model were compared with randomly selected models. “Accuracy‐random model”: each of the five stems was assessed and analyzed using one randomly selected RE model. “Precision‐clinical setting”: implant migration was calculated for eight patients, and all five available RE models were applied to each case. For the two phantom experiments, the 95%CI of the bias ranged from ?0.28 mm to 0.30 mm for translation and ?2.3° to 2.5° for rotation. In the clinical setting, precision is less than 0.5 mm and 1.2° for translation and rotation, respectively, except for rotations about the proximodistal axis (<4.1°). High accuracy and precision of model‐based RSA can be achieved and are not biased by using a single representative RE model. At least for implants similar in shape to the investigated short‐stem, individual models are not necessary. © 2015 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 34:903–910, 2016.