Intraobserver and interobserver reliability of the classification of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1097-1106

  Lenke, Lawrence G ^a,b   Betz, Randal R ^a,c   Bridwell, Keith H ^a,b   Clements, David H ^a,d   Harms, Jurgen ^a,e   Lowe, Thomas G ^a,f   Shufflebarger, Harry L ^a,f  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Rehabilitations Krankenhaus   (Germany)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0031720049     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199808000-00002     Document Type: Article

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