Inter- and intraobserver reliability of the vertebral, local and segmental kyphosis in 120 traumatic lumbar and thoracic burst fractures: Evaluation in lateral X-rays and sagittal computed tomographies

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 558-566

  Ulmar, Benjamin ^a   Brunner, Alexander ^b   Gühring, Markus ^a   Schmälzle, Traude ^a   Weise, Kuno ^a   Badke, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cobb angle; Fracture; Intra and interobserver reliability; Kyphosis; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR BURST FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC BURST FRACTURE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 77951109499     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1231-2     Document Type: Article

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