The Adams classification for cadaveric discograms: Inter- and intra-observer error in the clinical setting

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 76-79

  Agorastides, Ioannis D ^a   Lam, Khai S ^a   Freeman, Brian J ^b   Mulholland, Robert C ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b 269 South Ferry Quay ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adams' classification; Discogram; Discography; Inter observer variation; Intra observer variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISKOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036175874     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-001-0359-5     Document Type: Article

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