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Evaluation of the Southwick Angle in Two Hundred Hips of Asymptomatic Children and Adolescents / Avaliação do ângulo de Southwick em duzentos quadris de crianças e adolescentes assintomáticos
Monte, Felipe Alves; Melo, Paulo Sergio; Alves, Amaro; Oliveira Junior, José Venâncio; Alencar, George; Soares, Fabio Couto.
  • Monte, Felipe Alves; Hospital da Restauração Governador Paulo Guerra. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Recife. BR
  • Melo, Paulo Sergio; Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Recife. BR
  • Alves, Amaro; Hospital da Restauração Governador Paulo Guerra. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Recife. BR
  • Oliveira Junior, José Venâncio; Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Recife. BR
  • Alencar, George; Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Recife. BR
  • Soares, Fabio Couto; Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Recife. BR
Rev. bras. ortop ; 55(3): 360-366, May-June 2020. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1138030
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objectives To measure the mean value of the Southwick angle using two different methods, the manual (1) and digital (2) methods, and to establish a normality value. Methods A primarily descriptive study with 100 children and adolescents. Individuals with orthopedic complaints regarding the hips and/or knees or gait alterations were excluded. For each patient, an X-ray was performed on the lateral incidence of Lowenstein, totaling 100 radiographs and 200 hips. The Southwick angle was measured in two different ways by the same researcher the conventional method (1), tracing the lines with pencils and measuring the angle with the use of a goniometer and negatoscope, and through the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) image editor (open source), version 2.7.0 (2), in which the lines were plotted and the angles of both hips were gauged on each radiograph. Later, we sought to evaluate the correlation between the two methods and to verify the mean Southwick angle by categorically correlating it by gender, age group and body mass index (BMI) in asymptomatic children and adolescents. All radiographs were authorized by the children and adolescents' parents/legal guardians. The study was approved by the ethics committee of the institutions in which the research was conducted. Results The mean of the Southwick angles obtained by the conventional method was of 8.7º (±2.0º), and, by the digital method, it was of 9.9º (±1.8º). The angle obtained by the two methods was statistically significant (p < 0.001). The majority of the studied population (95%) had a body mass index (BMI) > 18.5, and the mean of the angles was within the previously established value (∼ 10º). Conclusion For the first time, using a substantial sample size, a normal value for the Southwick angle measured in asymptomatic individuals was demonstrated. In addition, the image editor proved to be a reliable method to measuring the Southwick angle.
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Resumo Objetivos Medir o valor médio do ângulo de Southwick utilizando dois métodos diferentes, manual (1) e digital (2), e estabelecer um valor de normalidade. Métodos Estudo primariamente descritivo, realizado com 100 crianças e adolescentes. Foram excluídos indivíduos que apresentavam queixa ortopédica nos quadris e/ou joelhos, ou alterações de marcha. Para cada paciente, foi realizada uma radiografia na incidência lateral de Lowenstein, totalizando 100 radiografias e 200 quadris. O ângulo de Southwick foi medido de duas formas pelo mesmo pesquisador pelo método convencional (1), traçando-se as retas com lápis e medindo o ângulo com o uso de goniômetro e negatoscópio, e por meio do editor de imagem GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP; código aberto), versão 2.7.0 (2), no qual foram traçadas as linhas e aferidos os ângulos de ambos os quadris em cada radiografia. Posteriormente, buscou-se avaliar a correlação entre os dois métodos e verificar o ângulo médio de Southwick correlacionando-o categoricamente por gênero, faixa etária e índice de massa corpórea (IMC) em adolescentes e crianças assintomáticos. Todas as radiografias foram autorizadas pelos responsáveis. O estudo foi aprovado pelo comitê de ética das instituições em que a pesquisa foi realizada. Resultados A média do ângulo de Southwick obtida pelo método convencional foi de 8,7º (±2,0º), e pelo método digital, foi de 9,9º (±1,8º). O ângulo obtido pelas duas formas teve significância estatística (p < 0,001). A maioria da população estudada (95%) tinha índice de massa corpórea (IMC) > 18,5, e a média dos ângulos esteve dentro do valor previamente estabelecido como normal (∼ 10º). Conclusão Demonstrou-se, pela primeira vez, utilizando uma amostra substanciosa, um valor normal do ângulo de Southwick medido em indivíduos assintomáticos. Além disso, o editor de imagem mostrou ser um método confiável para mensuração do ângulo de Southwick.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Reference Values / Weights and Measures / Incidence / Ethics / Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses / Hip Joint / Age Groups Type of study: Incidence study / Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. bras. ortop Journal subject: Orthopedics Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital da Restauração Governador Paulo Guerra/BR / Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Reference Values / Weights and Measures / Incidence / Ethics / Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses / Hip Joint / Age Groups Type of study: Incidence study / Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. bras. ortop Journal subject: Orthopedics Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital da Restauração Governador Paulo Guerra/BR / Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco/BR