Abstract
ObjectiveAlthough accurate measurement of cup anteversion in hip replacement requires CT scans, however, its routine application, especially during follow-up, remains economically and ethically unreasonable. Thus, several methods have been devised for making this measurement on plain radiographs. In recent years, several ways have been adopted using software on digital radiographs. We present one such method which uses open access mathematical software GeoGebra. MethodsAnteversion was measured on 72 radiographs (36 cemented; 36 uncemented) by three different observers using this software. One observer repeated measurements at three weeks interval. ResultsThe intraclass correlation coefficient for interobserver variability and intraobserver variability was 0.982 (0.973–0.989) and 0.986 (0.978–0.991) respectively. There was a significant difference in the reliability of the method for cemented and uncemented cups with higher reliability for cemented cups (p < 0.001). ConclusionGeoGebra software can be used as a reliable alternative for measuring acetabular cup anteversion on good quality well centred digital radiographs of the pelvis.
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