Interrater reliability of identifying indicators of posterior ligamentous complex disruption when plain films are indeterminate in thoracolumbar injuries

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 437-442

  Schweitzer Jr , Karl M ^a,i   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a   Harrop, James S ^a   Hurlbert, John ^b   Carrino, John A ^c   Rechtine, Glenn R ^d   Schwartz, David G ^e   Alanay, Ahmet ^f   Sharma, Dinesh K ^a   Anderson, D Greg ^a   Lee, Joon Y ^g   Arnold, Paul M ^h  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e Indianapolis Casting Corp   (United States)

^f HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE INJURY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

EID: 34848869670     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-007-1155-9     Document Type: Article

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