3 Dimensional Study of Lower Limbs and Feet of Children in Standing Position (MI3DEOS)

The study will be in 3 parts: first one will be to address the key question of the lower limb frontal alignment based on both three-dimensional measurements of low-dose bi-planar X-rays and foot morphology assessment. Indeed, a major issue in the management of lower limb disorders is the ability to correctly assess abnormal development and decide on the most adapted treatment option. In particular, the link between lower limb disorders and foot morphology remain unclear. Recently, quantitative 3D measurement of the lower limb in children has been successfully assessed using low-dose biplanar X-rays.

Second part will be to assess the reproducibility of the 3dimensional reconstructions whether they are made by a radiology technician, or by a so-called expert through collecting datas from 3 centers of pediatric surgery where EOS Imaging system is daily used to get spine or lower limb X-Rays.

Last part will be to work on the recently developed weight-bearing foot 3D reconstruction method for clinical use using the Parametric Personalized Modelling approach (PPM). This will allow having a better understanding and evaluation of foot's anatomy and patho-anatomy.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Limb Deformities
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: 3D measurement of the lower limb by EOS

Detailed Description

The study will be in 3 parts:

First one will be to address the key question of the lower limb frontal alignment based on both three-dimensional measurements of low-dose bi-planar X-rays and foot morphology assessment. Indeed, a major issue in the management of lower limb disorders is the ability to correctly assess abnormal development and decide on the most adapted treatment option. In particular, the link between lower limb disorders and foot morphology remain unclear. Recently, quantitative 3D measurement of the lower limb in children has been successfully assessed using low-dose biplanar X-rays. The population studied will be 133 patients, aged 6 to 16 years old, for whom a lower limb standing X-ray is required for a medical reason not interfering with torsional or longitudinal axis of the limb (such as, for example, patients consulting for non-specific lower limb pain). All patients will have low-dose biplanar X-rays using the EOS® system (EOS® Imaging, France). From the EOS® bi-planar images, a 3D patient-specific parametric model of the lower limbs will be obtained. The clinical indices (i.e. mechanical femoral (MFA) and mechanical tibial (MTA) angles, Hip Knee Shaft angle (HKS) and femoro tibial angle (FTA)) will then be automatically computed. For each clinical parameter, the mean value and standard deviation will be calculated, depending on the age group, gender, and on foot morphology

Second part is to assess the reproducibility of the 3dimensional reconstructions whether they are made by a radiology technician, or by a so-called expert through collecting datas from 3 centers of pediatric surgery where EOS Imaging system is daily used to get spine or lower limb X-Rays. The investigators will include 20 children, divided as follow: six typically developing ones (control X-Rays or lower limb standing X-ray required for a medical reason not interfering with torsional or longitudinal axis of the limb), 6 non-typically developing (by example children who underwent a lower limb fracture), 6 cerebral palsy ones, and 2 children with extreme lower limb deformities. Reconstructions will be done twice in each center: once by a qualified operator, senior orthopedic surgeon, who followed a practical course, and once by a radiology technician, also used to the software.

First step will be to calculate the reproducibility for all parameters, depending on each subgroup of patient. Then, for each parameter, outliers' values will be analyzed and explained. They will be then suppressed from the datas to re-calculate the reproducibility. Finally, reproducibility of the obtained parameters will be compared to the one published in literature

Last part will be to work on the recently developed weight-bearing foot 3D reconstruction method for clinical use using the Parametric Personalized Modelling approach (PPM). This will allow having a better understanding and evaluation of foot's anatomy and patho-anatomy.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 83
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Nice, France, 06200
    • Fondation Lenval
  • Paris, France, 75015
    • Hopital Necker Enfants Malades

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 2 years to 14 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients between 6 and 18 years, feminine and male. -Preliminary clinical examination - Statigramme by the system EOS ® (pond shin thighbone foot) prescribes within the framework of a surveillance of any pathology not interfering with the data to be studied
• Patients capable of standing without moving and without help the time of the acquisition EOS ®, approximately 30 seconds.
• Consent of the patient and the legal representative
• Membership in a national insurance scheme

Exclusion Criteria:

• Child before 6 years or after 18 years
• Incapacitated to stand(to hold water) without support(medium) and without moving during 30 seconds (time(weather) of acquisition Of the image)
• History of pathology or surgical gesture(movement) on lower limbs which can modify Frontal bone or the twistings of lower limbs morphotype.
• Refusal of the legal representative or the patient.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 3D measurement of the lower limb by EOS; The intervention is to performed an additional radiologic exam by the EOS® system of imaging. This imaging is not usually realized for the patient. 3 dimensional study of lower limbs and feet of children in standing position will be performed using the EOS® system (EOS® Imaging, France)	Other: 3D measurement of the lower limb by EOS; The intervention is to performed an additional radiologic exam by the EOS® system of imaging. This imaging is not usually realized for the patient. 3 dimensional study of lower limbs and feet of children in standing position will be performed using the EOS® system (EOS® Imaging, France)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
3D reconstruction of the angle of the lower limb	The modelling in 3 D lower limbs will be made from the following measures on the acquisitions of lower limbs: *In the frontal plan (face) mechanical angles: Angle LPFA: side femoral proximal angle: 90 ° (85-95 °) mLDFA angle: side mechanical femoral distal angle 87 ° (85-90 °) angle MPTA: medial proximal tibial angle: 87 ° (85-90 °) angle LDTA: side distal tibial angle: 89 ° (86-92 °) anatomical angles: Angle HKA: center of the femoral head centers of the knee center of the ankle: 176-180 ° angle MPFA: femoral medial proximal angle: 84 ° (80-89 °) aLDFA angle: side anatomical femoral distal angle: 81 ° (79-83 °) angle MPTA: medial proximal tibial angle: 87 ° (85-90 °) angle LDTA: side distal tibial angle: 89 ° (86-92 °) *In the saggital plan (profile): Angle PDFA: femoral posterior distal angle: 83 ° (79-87 °) angle PPTA: posterior proximal tibial angle: 81 ° (77-84 °) angle ADTA: anterior distal tibial angle: 80 ° (78-82 °) *In the horizontal plan: Femoral twisting 7-24 °	At baseline during the visit of inclusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
3D reconstruction of the angle of lower limbs according to age group	To study the model in 3D of lower limbs according to age group (6-9 years; 10-12 years; 13-15 years; 16-18 years) The modelling will be made from the following measures : *In the frontal plan mechanical angles: Angle LPFA: side femoral proximal angle: 90 ° (85-95 °), side mechanical femoral distal angle 87 ° (85-90 °), angle medial proximal tibial angle: 87 ° (85-90 °), side distal tibial angle: 89 ° (86-92 °) anatomical angles: Center of the femoral head centers of the knee center of the ankle: 176-180 ° angle femoral medial proximal angle: 84 ° (80-89 °), side anatomical femoral distal angle: 81 ° (79-83 °) angle medial proximal tibial angle: 87 ° (85-90 °), side distal tibial angle: 89 ° (86-92 °) *In the saggital plan (profile): Angle femoral posterior distal angle: 83 ° (79-87 °) angle posterior proximal tibial angle: 81 ° (77-84 °) angle anterior distal tibial angle: 80 ° (78-82 °) *In the horizontal plan: Femoral twisting 7-24 °	At baseline during the visit of inclusion
Valuable elaboration in 3 dimensions of the angle to characterize the various groups of feet	Valuable elaboration in 3 dimensions(size) to characterize the various groups of feet by measuring on the reconstructions obtained from the following already known angles: Picture dorso plantar: talocalcaneal difference: longitudinal axis bank and calcaneus 15-25 °. Talus Angle - 1st metatarsal: 0 10 °. Angle calcaneus - 5th metatarsal: 0 °. talo navicular cover Angle : median longitudinal axis of the bank and perpendicular in the frontal axis of the naviculaire. Cuneo angle-M1: perpendicular in the edge medial of the medial cuneiform and space cm M1: 10-20 °. Report column medial (calca médial + M1) / side column (calca side + M5): Men: 26, Women: 34 (between 5 and 17 years).	At baseline during the visit of inclusion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Fondation Lenval
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Virginie RAMPAL, MD, Fondation Lenval

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 25, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 20, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): May 20, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 22, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 30, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): October 2, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 30, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 27, 2018
• Last Verified: July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: lower limb; radiology; 3D measurement
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Congenital Abnormalities
• Other Study ID Numbers: 14-HPNCL-03