Inter-observer reliability and intra-observer reproducibility of the Weber classification of ankle fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1204-1206

  Malek, I A ^a,b   Machani, B ^a   Mevcha, A M ^a   Hyder, N H ^a  

^a LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

ANKLE INJURIES; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33748779275     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B9.17954     Document Type: Review

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