Table 2 The comparison between radiograph and MRI when diagnosing children HLCFs and humeral trochlear cartilage chain integrity
From: Clinical value of MRI in evaluating and diagnosing of humeral lateral condyle fracture in children
Methods | Case | True positive | True negative | False positive | False negative | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HLCFsa | ||||||||
Radiograph | 60 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 89.09 | 100.00 | 0.03 |
MRI | 60 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |
Humeral trochlear cartilage chain integrityb | ||||||||
Radiograph | 60 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 62.96 | 90.90 | < 0.01 |
MRI | 60 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 96.30 | 100.00 |