Stulberg classification system for evaluation of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease: Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1209-1216

  Neyt, Jeroen G ^a   Weinstein, Stuart L ^a   Spratt, Kevin F ^a   Dolan, Lori ^a   Morcuende, José ^a   Dietz, Frederick R ^a   Guyton, Greg ^a   Hart, Robert ^a   Kraut, Michelle Stevens ^a   Lervick, Gregory ^a   Pardubsky, Peter ^a   Saterbak, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERTHES DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0032870427     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199909000-00002     Document Type: Article

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