Clinical Study

SPECT versus Planar Scintigraphy as a Clinical Aid in Evaluation of the Elderly with Knee Pain

Table 4

Table 4 shows the Chi-square probability for findings on physical assessment correlated with planar scintigraphy in the patellofemoral compartment of the knee in both study groups.

Control groupStudy group
PtMedPsPtMedPwPtLatPsPtLatPwPtMedPsPtMedPwPtLatPsPtLatPw

ALIGNMENT0.65820.99260.61810.29160.97640.88870.2033 0.2027
ROTATION
FLUID0.36400.25660.34670.18280.85940.09640.19340.0182
SYNOVIA0.36400.25660.34670.18280.10600.00430.15700.0010
MEDJO0.3514 0.0333 0.0157 0.00030.26040.95840.14760.1487
LATJO0.40190.2144 0.54860.27540.66910.79690.22240.5221
PATJO0.3640 0.2566 0.69700.70770.0247 0.7019 0.00800.9187
POPFOS0.83330.69270.81300.59280.28540.74670.10240.3177
BAKER0.35230.24300.35230.18700.6375 0.0241 0.1226 0.0002
PES0.11970.0311 0.41730.11430.2258 0.80440.49290.1024
BHT0.08150.3502 0.06670.1553
EXT0.77770.68310.74690.79710.90910.17370.16730.0001
FLEX0.53570.98080.13090.22410.60970.10500.66260.0104
MCMURRY0.0333 0.10080.67400.7483
APLEY0.18560.56190.71420.9866
COMPRES0.05020.92310.05460.9352
ANTDRW0.69700.68620.69700.70770.31920.37910.89690.9352
POSTDRW
MEDSTA0.48220.46710.48220.49720.08550.11720.16890.2241
LATSTA0.16030.22300.84070.8761
PATGRIN0.0268 0.00570.16300.0272 0.1847 0.3415 0.08840.1043
QANGLE0.68890.86930.65500.63170.74010.99250.56220.9578