Poor accuracy and interobserver reliability of knee arthroscopy measurements are improved by the use of variable angle elongated probes

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 540-543

  Oakley, S P ^a   Portek, I ^a   Szomor, Z ^b   Turnbull, A ^b   Murrell, G A C ^b   Kirkham, B W ^c   Lassere, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE DISEASES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036097662     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.61.6.540     Document Type: Article

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