Poor reproducibility of Evans' classification of the trochanteric fracture. Assessment of 4 observers in 52 cases.
Acta Orthop Scand
; 64(1): 71-2, 1993 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8451952
ABSTRACT
The radiographs of trochanteric fractures in 52 consecutive patients were assessed by 4 observers, using the Evans' classification. The interobserver variation was large; only 23 of 52 radiographs were classified identically by all 4 observers. When only assessing stability, the 4 observers agreed in 34 of 52 radiographs. To assess the intraobserver variation, the same observers classified the same radiographs 6 weeks later. The first and second classifications were identical in 35-44 of 52 radiographs.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hip Fractures
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
/
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Orthop Scand
Year:
1993
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Denmark