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Table 2 Inter-observer reproducibility and variation

From: Could surgical transepicondylar axis be identified accurately in preoperative 3D planning for total knee arthroplasty? A reproducibility study based on 3D-CT

Inter-observer

Reproducibility

Variation (degrees)

ICC

95% CI

Median (IQR)

Range (min, max)

Observer A

Observer B

0.797

0.683, 0.874

0.910 (0.425, 1.561)

0.013, 4.455

Observer C

0.642

0.464, 0.770

1.209 (0.644, 2.069)

0.004, 9.816

Observer D

0.763

0.634, 0.851

0.854 (0.463, 1.430)

0.043, 7.199

Observer E

0.553

0.297, 0.724

1.541 (0.563, 2.717)

0.018, 9.187

Observer F

0.562

0.360, 0.713

1.302 (0.573, 2.445)

0.025, 5.158

Observer B

Observer C

0.615

0.431, 0.750

0.920 (0.446, 1.756)

0.002, 9.828

Observer D

0.730

0.585, 0.830

1.052 (0.475, 1.632)

0.026, 5.424

Observer E

0.538

0.317, 0.700

1.773 (0.758, 3.253)

0.016, 6.868

Observer F

0.410

0.179, 0.599

1.731 (0.532, 2.844)

0.007, 6.427

Observer C

Observer D

0.568

0.369, 0.717

0.921 (0.519, 1.662)

0.044, 8.495

Observer E

0.217

-0.017, 0.435

2.371 (1.006, 3.944)

0.027, 11.466

Observer F

0.485

0.263, 0.657

1.402 (0.529, 2.719)

0.059, 6.910

Observer D

Observer E

0.574

0.353, 0.729

1.785 (0.626, 2.661)

0.013, 6.824

Observer F

0.405

0.172, 0.596

1.353 (0.373, 2.298)

0.026, 10.660

Observer E

Observer F

0.278

0.041, 0.490

2.078 (0.687, 3.787)

0.147, 9.961

  1. ICC intraclass correlation efficient, CI confidence interval, IQR interquartile range.