Measurement of lumbar lordosis: Inter-rater reliability, minimum detectable change and longitudinal variation

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 501-506

  Hicks, Gregory E ^a   George, Steven Z ^b   Nevitt, Michael A ^c   Cauley, Jane A ^d   Vogt, Molly T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lordosis; Lumbar spine; Minimum detectable change; Radiography; Reliability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COBB METHOD; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749525303     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000210116.94273.ad     Document Type: Article

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