Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of two classification systems for intra-articular calcaneal fractures

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 251-255

  Lauder, Anthony J ^a,b,e   Inda, David J ^a,d   Bott, Aaron M ^a,c   Clare, Michael P ^a,b   Fitzgibbons, Timothy C ^a,d   Mormino, Matthew A ^a,b  

^a University of Nebraska ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d University of Nebraska   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Interobserver; Intraobserver; Kappa Values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 33645684887     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700405     Document Type: Article

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