Do computed tomography and its 3D reconstruction increase the reproducibility of classifications of fractures of the proximal extremity of the humerus?,

OBJECTIVE: to determine whether 3D reconstruction images from computed tomography (CT) increase the inter and intraobserver agreement of the Neer and Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (AO) classification systems.METHODS: radiographic images and tomographic images with 3D reconstruction wer...

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Main Authors: Thaís Matsushigue, Valmir Pagliaro Franco, Rafael Pierami, Marcel Jun Sugawara Tamaoki, Nicola Archetti Netto, Marcelo Hide Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2014-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162014000200174&lng=en&tlng=en