Interobserver and intraobserver agreement of Lenke and King classifications for idiopathic scoliosis and the influence of level of professional training

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2103-2107

  Niemeyer, Thomas ^a   Wolf, Alexandra ^a   Kluba, Susanne ^a   Halm, Henry F ^b   Dietz, Klaus ^c   Kluba, Torsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Neustadt   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Idiopathic scoliosis; Interobserver and intraobserver agreement; Lenke and King classifications

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STAFF TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; GERMANY; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHOPEDICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOLIOSIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33747347298     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000231434.93884.c9     Document Type: Article

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