The reliability of computed tomography scanograms in the measurement of limb length discrepancy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-46

  Poutawera, Vaughan ^a   Stott, Ngaire Susan ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Limb length; Scanogram; Scout film

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMUR; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LEG LENGTH; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMUR; HUMANS; INFANT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 74549215905     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e32833390b4     Document Type: Article

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