To verify that CT scan and X-ray can predict the collapse of the necrotic femoral head before hip arthroplasty and effectively guide the surgical management.
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a common and frequently occurring disease. The main clinical manifestations are hip pain and dysfunction. The etiology and pathogenesis of ONFH caused by various reasons are the problems that have not been solved yet in the field of orthopedics. If want to achieve satisfactory therapeutic effect, surgical choice is essential. It is very important for prognosis to master the indications of operation and take appropriate treatment measures, especially the great difference between palliative surgery and hip arthroplasty. To determine whether the femoral head collapses and the degree of collapse of the articular cartilage of the femoral head can help physicians to select an optimal surgical plan. Chinese scholars commonly believe that if the femoral head collapse is less than 2 mm, investigators can choose autologous bone graft, allogeneic bone graft and other palliative surgery. If the femoral head collapse is more than 2 mm, investigators can choose total hip arthroplasty. However, above standard has not been extensively accepted worldwide.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
86
In the X-ray group, the changes in femoral head height were measured with X-ray in an anteroposterior position of the pelvis (healthy and affected sides of the hip) at preoperative 1 week
In the CT group, changes of femoral head height were measured with CT scan on bilateral hips (healthy side and affected side) at preoperative 1 week
In the specimen group, femoral head on the affected side was resected during surgery and directly measured with a ruler and vernier caliper.
Sensitivity
Sensitivity refers to true positive rate, the percentage of patients with actual illness who was correctly diagnosed in overall patients. High sensitivity indicated high correct rate of femoral head collapse.
Time frame: At preoperative 1 week
Specificity
Specificity refers to true negative rate, the percentage of patients with actual disease-free who are correctly judged as disease-free according to the diagnostic criteria. The high specificity indicates high accuracy of diagnosis.
Time frame: At preoperative 1 week
positive predictive value
Positive predictive value refers to the proportion of patients with actual illness among all positive cases, can reflect the possibility of affecting target disease in patients with positive screening test result.
Time frame: At preoperative 1 week
Negative predictive value
Negative predictive value refers to the proportion of patients with negative screening test result who do not suffer from diseases.
Time frame: At preoperative 1 week
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