The radiographic union scale in tibial fractures: Reliability and validity

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Kooistra, Bauke W ^a,b   Dijkman, Bernadette G ^a,b   Busse, Jason W ^a,b,c   Sprague, Sheila ^a,b   Schemitsch, Emil H ^d   Bhandari, Mohit ^a,b  

^a Division of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fracture healing; Radiographic union scale; Reliability; Score; Tibial fracture; Validity

Indexed keywords

BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALLUS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA SHAFT; VALIDITY;

FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 77649128043     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181ca3fd1     Document Type: Review

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