A critical assessment of factors influencing reliability in the classification of fractures, using fractures of the tibial plafond as a model

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 471-476

  Dirschl, Douglas R ^a   Adams, George L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Fracture; Interobserver reliability; Reliability; Tibial plafond

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION TREE; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; DECISION TREES; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0031252620     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199710000-00003     Document Type: Article

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