The AO comprehensive classification of pediatric long-bone fractures: A web-based multicenter agreement study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-180

  Slongo, Theddy ^a   Audigé, Laurent ^b   Clavert, Jean Michel ^c   Lutz, Nicolas ^d   Frick, Steve ^e   Hunter, James ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b AO FOUNDATION   (Switzerland)

^c HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Fracture classification systems; Long bones; Pediatrics; Reliability; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIPHYSIS INJURY; EXPERIENCE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTERNET; METAPHYSIS; NOMENCLATURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIUS FRACTURE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TIBIA FRACTURE;

CHILD; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INTERNET; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 33847243632     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000248569.43251.f9     Document Type: Article

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