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Table 3 Intra- and inter-rater reliability of acetabular parameters

From: Standard radiographic values for the acetabulum in Japanese adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Parameter

ICC

Intra-rater reliability (95% CI)

Inter-rater reliability (95% CI)

LCEA

0.87 (0.86 to 0.89)

0.80 (0.77 to 0.86)

Tönnis angle

0.85 (0.84 to 0.86)

0.71 (0.45 to 0.83)

Sharp’s angle

0.77 (0.75 to 0.79)

0.73 (0.55 to 0.83)

AHI

0.75 (0.73 to 0.77)

0.70 (0.63 to 0.77)

LS

0.66 (0.63 to 0.69)

0.62 (0.51 to 0.71)

VS

0.89 (0.88 to 0.90)

0.57 (0.46 to 0.67)

PED

0.74 (0.72 to 0.76)

0.67 (0.25 to 0.83)

  1. ICC values: < 0.5, poor reliability; 0.5–0.75, moderate reliability; 0.75–0.9, good reliability; > 0.9, excellent reliability
  2. ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, CI confidence interval, LCEA lateral center–edge angle, AHI acetabular head index, LS lateral subluxation, VS vertical subluxation, PED peak-to-edge distance