Training improves interobserver reliability for the diagnosis of scaphoid fracture displacement

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 470, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2029-2034

  Buijze, Geert A ^a   Guitton, Thierry G ^a   Van Dijk, C Niek ^a   Ring, David ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEROBSERVER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SCAPHOID FRACTURE DISPLACEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEB BROWSER; WRIST DISLOCATION; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84864286439     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2260-4     Document Type: Article

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