Table 6 Details of manual and automatic measurement of lower limb alignment on external validation.

From: Automated analysis of knee joint alignment using detailed angular values in long leg radiographs based on deep learning

 

Group

Mean

SD

P-value

mTFA

Reader 3

181.37

2.26

0.3218

Algorithm

181.26

2.56

mLDFA

Reader 3

86.92

2.03

0.3975

Algorithm

86.80

2.01

MPTA

Reader 3

86.20

1.65

0.2492

Algorithm

86.55

1.66

JLCA

Reader 3

1.32

1.20

0.5024

Algorithm

1.26

1.06

  1. SD standard deviation, mTFA mechanical tibiofemoral angle, mLDFA mechanical lateral distal femoral articular angle, MPTA medial proximal tibial angle, JLCA joint line convergence angle.