Kappa statistics in the assessment of observer variation: The significance of multiple observers classifying ankle fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 163-166

  Thomsen, Niels O B ^a   Olsen, Lars H ^a   Nielsen, Steen T ^a  

^a Sonderborg Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Classification system; Kappa statistic

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERROR; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036233294     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760200028     Document Type: Article

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