Accuracy of pedicle screw placement in thoracic spine fractures - Part I: Inter- and intraobserver reliability of the scoring system

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 234-240

  Zdichavsky, Marty ^a,c   Blauth, Michael ^b   Knop, Christian ^b   Graessner, Martin ^a   Herrmann, Hartmut ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a   Bastian, Leonard ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Interobserver reliability; Intraobserver reproducibility; Pedicle screw; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE STABILIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 4544343101     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-004-1422-9     Document Type: Article

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