Interobserver Reliability of Classification Systems to Rate the Quality of Femoral Neck Fracture Reduction

OBJECTIVES: We compared the interrater reliability of five classification systems and surgeons' global impressions of the quality of femoral neck fracture reduction. METHODS: Six orthopedic trauma surgeons, six orthopedic nontrauma surgeons, and six orthopedic residents from three sites each rated 50 radiographs of postoperative femoral neck fractures fixated with cannulated screws or a sliding hip screw, using their overall impression, the …