Peri-acetabular radiolucent lines: Inter- and intra-observer agreement on post-operative radiographs

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 152-155

  Kneif, D ^a   Downing, M ^a   Ashcroft, G P ^a,b   Gibson, P ^a   Knight, D ^a   Ledingham, W ^a   Hutchison, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 21544452251     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-005-0644-8     Document Type: Article

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