Reliability of the metaphyseal-diaphyseal angle in tibia vara as measured on digital images by pediatric orthopaedic surgeons

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 695-698

  Lavelle, William Francis ^a,b   Shovlin, Jerry ^a   Drvaric, David M ^c  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital imaging; Metaphyseal diaphyseal angle; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BOW LEG; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LIMB; MEDICAL STAFF; METAPHYSIS; ORTHOPEDICS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; TIBIA; X RAY FILM; BONE DYSPLASIA; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAPHYSES; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA;

EID: 53749103777     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318183d5a5     Document Type: Article

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