Interobserver and Intraobserver Error in Distal Femur Transepicondylar Axis Measurement With Computed Tomography

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-100

  Wai Hung, Chester Lie ^a   Wai Pan, Yau ^a   Kwong Yuen, Chiu ^a   Hon Bong, Leung ^a   Lei Sha, Lisa Wong ^b   Ho Man, Simon Wong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

computed tomography; interobserver error; intraobserver error; total knee arthroplasty; transepicondylar axis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AXIS; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSECTION; FEMUR CONDYLE; FRIEDMAN TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; RANK SUM TEST; STUDENT T TEST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSEPICONDYLAR AXIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT; OBSERVER VARIATION; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57649100787     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.11.014     Document Type: Article

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