The reliability and reproducibility of the Neer classification system - Digital radiography (PACS) improves agreement

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 339-342

  Mahadeva, D ^a   Dias, R G ^a   Deshpande, S V ^a   Datta, A ^a   Dhillon, S S ^a   Simons, A W ^a  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital radiography; Neer classification; Reliability and reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LEG; NEER CLASSIFICATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79952459720     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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