Observer assessment of femoral neck radiographs after reduction and dynamic hip screw fixation

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 160-165

  Heetveld, Martin J ^a   Raaymakers, Ernst L F B ^b   van Walsum, Ariaan D P ^c   Barei, David P ^d   Steller, E Philip ^e  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Femoral neck fracture; Fracture fixation; Observer variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; WASHINGTON;

EID: 23844450030     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-004-0780-4     Document Type: Article

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