🔍 Key Findings
Objective: Validate a new 3D CT-based method for measuring tibial torsion in dogs with MPL, comparing it to a traditional method.
Sample: 40 tibiae from client-owned dogs with MPL (primarily small-breed).
Repeatability (intraobserver):
- New method: ICC = 0.99 → excellent agreement
Reproducibility (interobserver):
- New method: ICC = 0.83 → high agreement
- Traditional method: ICC = 0.52 → moderate agreement
Torsion angle measurements:
- New method avg: 16.00° ± 8.77
- Traditional method avg: 8.76° ± 4.92
Conclusion: The new method is more repeatable, reproducible, and provides higher torsion values than the traditional Aper method, especially reliable for small-breed dogs.
