Assessment of volar angulation and shortening in 5th metacarpal neck fractures: An inter- and intra-observer validity and reliability study

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 658-666

  Sletten, I N ^a   Nordsletten, L ^a   Hjorthaug, G A ^a   Hellund, J C ^a   Holme, I ^a   Kvernmo, H D ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Angulation; fracture; metacarpal; neck; reliability; shortening

Indexed keywords

ANGULATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; METACARPAL; METACARPAL BONE; NECK; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHORTENING; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANGULATION; FRACTURE; METACARPAL; NECK; RELIABILITY; SHORTENING;

FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; METACARPAL BONES; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84879774650     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193412461582     Document Type: Article

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