Reliability in arthroscopic grading of cartilage lesions: Results of a prospective blinded study for evaluation of inter-observer reliability

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-381

  Spahn, Gunter ^a   Klinger, Hans Michael ^b   Baums, Mike ^b   Pinkepank, Ulrich ^a   Hofmann, Gunther O ^c  

^a Center of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Eisenach   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Cartilage; Diagnostic criteria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955943360     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-011-1259-8     Document Type: Article

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