Reliability of classification of fractures of the tibial plafond according to a rank-order method

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1463-1466

  Dirschl, Douglas R ^a   Ferry, Scott T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture classification; Interobserver reliability; Rank order; Tibial plafond

Indexed keywords

ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE INJURY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SURGEON; TIBIA FRACTURE;

CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHOPEDICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33845809106     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000202484.23607.ce     Document Type: Review

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