Observer reliability in evaluating pedicle screw placement using computed tomography

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 531-536

  Kosmopoulos, Victor ^a   Theumann, Nicolas ^b   Binaghi, Stefano ^b   Schizas, Constantin ^a  

^a Hopital Orthopedique de la Suisse Romande   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34547113301     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0230-8     Document Type: Article

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