Calcaneal Fracture Classification: A Comparative Study

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-162

  Schepers, Tim ^a   van Lieshout, Esther M M ^a   Ginai, Abida Z ^a   Mulder, Paul G H ^a   Heetveld, Martin J ^b   Patka, Peter ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

interobserver agreement; kappa statistic; outcome; reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON;

CALCANEUS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 60749103677     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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