Decision-making in the treatment of diaphyseal clavicle fractures: Is there agreement among surgeons? Results ofa survey on surgeons' treatment preferences

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Heuer, Hinrich J D ^a   Boykin, Robert E ^a   Petit, Charles J ^b   Hardt, Juliane ^c   Millett, Peter J ^a  

^a STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Cascade Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center PC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agreement; Clavicle fractures; Concordance; Interobserver; Intraobserver; Survey Study using Experts Diagnostic Study (reliability); Treatment preferences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSEAL CLAVICLE FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; YOUNG ADULT;

AGREEMENT; CLAVICLE FRACTURES; CONCORDANCE; INTEROBSERVER; INTRAOBSERVER; SURVEY STUDY USING EXPERTS/DIAGNOSTIC STUDY (RELIABILITY); TREATMENT PREFERENCES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CLAVICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892370439     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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