Analysis of lower extremity alignment in achondroplasia: Interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-78

  Inan, Muharrem ^a,b   Jeong, Changhoon ^a,c   Chan, Gilbert ^a   Mackenzie, William G ^a   Glutting, Joe ^d  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Deformity correction; Reliability; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; LEG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIBIA; BONE MALFORMATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LEG; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACHONDROPLASIA; AGE FACTORS; BONE MALALIGNMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33644871188     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000187999.68966.58     Document Type: Article

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