Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of the goutallier classification using magnetic resonance imaging: Proposal of a simplified classification system to increase reliability

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1728-1734

  Slabaugh, Mark A ^a   Friel, Nicole A ^b   Karas, Vasili ^b   Romeo, Anthony A ^b   Verma, Nikhil N ^b   Cole, Brian J ^b  

^a Aviano AB Hospital   (Italy)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

fatty infiltration; Goutallier classification; MRI; reliability; rotator cuff tears

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84864659861     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512452714     Document Type: Article

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