Journal article
Assessment of Radiographic Fracture Healing in Patients With Operatively Treated Femoral Neck Fractures
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to determine interrater and intrarater reliabilities on the healing assessment of femoral neck fractures between orthopedic surgeons and radiologists and to test the performance of a checklist system for hip fracture healing.
METHODS: We developed and used a scoring system [radiographic union score in hip fracture (RUSH) score] to determine the validity of quantifying fracture healing. A panel of 6 reviewers …
Authors
Bhandari M; Chiavaras M; Ayeni O; Chakraverrty R; Parasu N; Choudur H; Bains S; Sprague S; Petrisor B
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp. e213–e219
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 2013
DOI
10.1097/bot.0b013e318282e692
ISSN
0890-5339