Classification of pelvic fractures: Analysis of inter- and intraobserver variability using the Young-Burgess and tile classification systems

Orthopedics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 401-

  Furey, Andrew J ^a   O'Toole, Robert V ^b   Nascone, Jason W ^b   Sciadini, Marcus F ^b   Copeland, Carol E ^c   Turen, Clifford ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; INTRAOBSERVER VARIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS INJURY; PELVIS RING DISRUPTION; TILE CLASSIFICATION; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG BURGESS CLASSIFICATION;

FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PELVIC BONES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349183889     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20090511-05     Document Type: Article

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