Interobserver reliability of a CT-based fracture classification system

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 616-622

  Humphrey, Catherine A ^a   Dirschl, Douglas R ^b   Ellis, Thomas J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Classification; Fracture classification; Interobserver reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALCANEUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

ANKLE INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 27744450282     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000177107.30837.61     Document Type: Review

References (26)

1. Andersen E, Jorgensen G, Hededam LT. Evans' classification of trochanteric fractures: an assessment of the interobserver and intraobserver reliability. Injury. 1990;21:377-378.
2. Craig WL 3rd, Dirschl DR. Effects of binary decision making on the classification of fractures of the ankle. J Orthop Trauma. 1998;12:280-283.
3. DeCoster TA, Willis MC, Marsh JL, et al. Rank order analysis of tibial plafond fractures: does injury or reduction predict outcome? Foot Ankle Int. 2001;20:44-49.
4. Landis JR, Roch GG. The measurement of observer agreement for categorical data. Biometrics. 1977;33:159-174.
5. Martin J, Marsh JL, Nepola JV, Dirschl DR, Hurwitz S, DeCoster TA. Radiographic fracture assessments: which ones can we reliably make? J Orthop Trauma. 2000;14:379-385.
6. Rasmussen S, Madsen PV, Bennicke K. Observer variation in the Lauge-Hansen classification of ankle fractures. Precision improved by instruction. Acta Orthop Scand. 1993;64:693-694.
7. Schipper IB, Steyerberg EW, Castelein RM, van Vugt AB. Reliability of the AO/ASIF classification for pertrochanteric femoral fractures. Acta Orthop Scand. 2001;72:36-41.
8. Sidor ML, Zuckerman JD, Lyon T, Koval K, Cuomo F, Schoenberg N. The Neer classification system for proximal humeral fractures. An assessment of interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1993;75:1745-1750.
9. Segal D, Marsh JL, Leiter B. Clinical application of computerized axial tomography scanning of calcaneal fractures. Clin Orthop. 1985;199:114-123.
10. Dirschl DR, Adams GL. A critical assessment of factors influencing reliability in the classification of fractures, using fractures of the tibial plafond as a model. J Orthop Trauma. 1997;11:471-476.
11. Bernstein J, Adler L, Blank J. Evaluation of the Neer system of classification of proximal humerus fractures with computerized tomographic scans and plain radiographs. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1988;70:588-590.
12. Chan P, Klimkiewicz J, Luchetti W, et al. Impact of CT scan on treatment plan and fracture classification of tibial plateau fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 1997;11:484-489.
13. Silber JS, Flynn JM, Katz MA, Ganley TJ, Koffler KM, Drummond DS. Role of computed tomography in the classification and management of pediatric pelvic fractures. J Pediatr Orthop. 2001;21:148-151.
14. Cole RJ, Bindra RR, Evanoff BA, Gilula LA, Yamaguchi K, Gelberman RH. Radiographic evaluation of osseous displacement following intra-articular fractures of the distal radius: reliability of plain radiography versus computed tomography. J Hand Surg. 1997;22:792-800.
15. Furey A, Stone C, Squire D, et al. Oscalcis fractures: analysis of interobserver variability in using Sanders classification. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2003;42:21-23.
16. Yacoubian SV, Nevins RT, Sallis JG, Potter HG, Lorich DG. Impact of MRI on treatment plan and fracture classification of tibial plateau fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2002;16:632-637.
17. Siebenrock K, Gerber C. The reproducibility of classification of fractures of the proximal end of the humerus. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1993;75:1751-1755.
18. Thomsen N, Overgaard S, Olsen L, Hansen H, Nielsen ST. Observer variation in the radiographic classification of ankle fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1991;73:676-678.
19. Sanders R. Intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus: present state of the art. J Orthop Trauma. 1992;6:252-265.
20. Fleiss JL, Slakter MJ, Fischman SL, Park MH, Chilton NW. Interexaminer reliability in caries trials. J Dental Res. 1979;58:604-609.
21. Fleiss JL. Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons; 1981.
22. Brien H, Noftall F, MacMaster S, Cummings T, Landells C, Rockwood P. Neer's classification system: a critical appraisal. J Trauma. 1995;38:257-260.
23. Brumback RJ, Jones AL, Interobserver agreement in the classification of open fractures of the tibia. The results of a survey of two hundred and forty five orthopaedic surgeons. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1994;76:1162-1166.
24. Martin J, Marsh JL, Bonar S, et al. Assessment of the AO/ASIF fracture classification for the distal tibia. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 1997; 477-483.
25. Nielsen J, Henning D-J, Sorensen H. Lange-Hansen classification of malleolar fractures. An assessment of the reproducibility in 118 cases. Acta Orthop Scand. 1990;61:385-387.
26. Sanders R. Displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2000;82:225-250.