Classification of thoracic and lumbar injuries: An analysis of interobserver reliability;Interobserverreliabilitat bei der klassifikation von thorakolumbalen wirbelsaulenverletzungen

Orthopade

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 662-681

  Blauth, M ^a   Bastian, L ^b   Knop, C ^b   Lange, U ^b   Tusch, G ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

A0 classification; Interobserver reliability; Spine injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; RELIABILITY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SUBLUXATION; THORAX INJURY; ACCIDENT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 85047680429     PISSN: 00854530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00003655     Document Type: Article

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