RADIOGRAPHIC STAGING OF KIENBOCKS-DISEASE - POOR REPRODUCIBILITY OF STAHLS AND LICHTMANS STAGING SYSTEMS

Authors
JENSEN CH THOMSEN K HOLSTNIELSEN F
Citation
Ch. Jensen et al., RADIOGRAPHIC STAGING OF KIENBOCKS-DISEASE - POOR REPRODUCIBILITY OF STAHLS AND LICHTMANS STAGING SYSTEMS, Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica, 67(3), 1996, pp. 274-276
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016470
Volume
67
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
274 - 276
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6470(1996)67:3<274:RSOK-P>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We assessed the precision of 2 widely used radiographic classification systems for patients with Kienbock's disease by repeated staging of 7 6 radio-graphic examinations by 3 independent observers. The intraobse rver reproducibility was strong but the interobserver reliability was fair or moderate.