Radiographic angles in hallux valgus: Comparison between manual and computer-assisted measurements

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 523-528

  Srivastava, Subodh ^a,b   Chockalingam, Nachiappan ^a   El Fakhri, Tarek ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hallux valgus; Manual and computer assisted measurement; Radiographic angles; Technical error of measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; OBSERVER VARIATION; TIME;

ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77958468704     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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